Heavy metals in the volcanic environment and thyroid cancer

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 457, Issue , 2017, Pages 73-80

  Vigneri, R ^a,b,c   Malandrino, P ^a   Giani F ^a   Russo, M ^d   Vigneri, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b Catania Cancer Center   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biocontamination; Endocrine disruptors; Heavy metals; Thyroid cancer; Trace elements; Volcanic environment

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; HEAVY METAL; IRON; LEAD; MANGANESE; MERCURY; MOLYBDENUM; NICKEL; SELENIUM; THALLIUM; TUNGSTEN; VANADIUM; ZINC;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CELL DAMAGE; CELL SURVIVAL; CHEMICAL CARCINOGENESIS; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FOOD CHAIN; HEAVY METAL POISONING; HOMEOSTASIS AND REGULATION; HORMESIS; HUMAN; METAL METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCALP HAIR; SICILY; SOIL POLLUTION; THYROID CANCER; THYROID GLAND; URINE LEVEL; VOLCANO; WATER CONTAMINATION; ANALYSIS; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; ENVIRONMENT; INCIDENCE; PATHOLOGY; THYROID TUMOR;

ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; METALS, HEAVY; THYROID GLAND; THYROID NEOPLASMS; VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS;

EID: 85005893813     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: 18728057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2016.10.027     Document Type: Article

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