Organic nanoparticles from different fuel blends: In vitro toxicity and inflammatory potential

Journal of Applied Toxicology

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 1247-1255

  Gualtieri, Maurizio ^a,c   Capasso, Laura ^a   D'Anna, Andrea ^b   Camatini, Marina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c ENEA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Combustion emissions; Cytotoxicity; in vitro systems; Nano sized organic carbon particles; Proinflammatory interleukins

Indexed keywords

EXHAUST GAS; GASOLINE; INTERLEUKIN 6; NANOPARTICLE; PARTICULATE MATTER;

CELL SURVIVAL; DRUG EFFECTS; EXHAUST GAS; HUMAN; IC50; METABOLISM; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; TOXICITY; TUMOR CELL LINE;

CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL SURVIVAL; GASOLINE; HUMANS; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; INTERLEUKIN-6; NANOPARTICLES; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

EID: 84907854626     PISSN: 0260437X     EISSN: 10991263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jat.3067     Document Type: Article

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