A toxicological study of inhalable particulates by plasmid DNA assay: A case study from Macao

Science China Earth Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1037-1043

  Shao, LongYi ^a   Shen, RongRong ^a   Wang, Jing ^a   Wang, ZhiShi ^b   Tang, Uwa ^b   Yang, ShuShen ^c  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MACAU   (Macao)

^c ZHONGYUAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

heavy metals; Macao; oxidative damage

Indexed keywords

BIOMOLECULES; DNA; HEAVY METALS; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA MASS SPECTROMETRY; MASS SPECTROMETERS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

AERODYNAMIC DIAMETERS; ELEVATED CONCENTRATIONS; MACAO; OXIDATIVE DAMAGE; PARTICULATE MATTER; TRACE ELEMENT COMPOSITION; WATER SOLUBLE COMPONENTS; WATER SOLUBLE FRACTION;

TRACE ELEMENTS;

DNA; HEALTH IMPACT; HEAVY METAL; PARTICULATE MATTER; PLASMA;

CHINA; MACAU;

EID: 84878585288     PISSN: 16747313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11430-013-4581-x     Document Type: Article

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