Research Advances on Apoptosis Caused by Quantum Dots

Biological Trace Element Research

Volumn 161, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 3-12

  Zhan, Qingling ^a,b   Tang, Meng ^a,b  

^a SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Southeast University   (China)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Biological negative effects; Mechanism; Nanotoxicology; Quantum dots; Toxicity living organisms

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CASPASE; PROTEIN BCL 2; QUANTUM DOT; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ANIMAL; APOPTOSIS; CHEMISTRY; HUMAN; METABOLISM; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CADMIUM; CASPASES; HUMANS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-BCL-2; QUANTUM DOTS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84931326701     PISSN: 01634984     EISSN: 15590720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12011-014-0068-7     Document Type: Review

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