Induction of inflammatory responses by carbon fullerene (C60) in cultured RAW264.7 cells and in intraperitoneally injected mice

Toxicological Research

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 267-273

  Park, Eun Jung ^a   Roh, Jinkyu ^b   Kim, Younghun ^b   Park, Kwangsik ^a  

^a Dongduk Women's University   (South Korea)

^b Kwangwoon University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Carbon fullerene; Inflammation; Mice; RAW264.7

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874723826     PISSN: 19768257     EISSN: 22342753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5487/TR.2010.26.4.267     Document Type: Article

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