Mechanisms of toxicity and biomarkers of flavoring and flavor enhancing chemicals in emerging tobacco and non-tobacco products

Toxicology Letters

Volumn 288, Issue , 2018, Pages 143-155

  Kaur, Gurjot ^a   Muthumalage, Thivanka ^b   Rahman, Irfan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; DNA damage; E cigarette; Flavoring chemicals; Inflammation; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

2,3 BUTANEDIONE; 2,3 PENTANEDIONE; ALDEHYDE; FLAVORING AGENT; MENTHOL; TOBACCO SMOKE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

CYTOTOXICITY; DNA DAMAGE; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE; ENHANCER REGION; FLAVOR; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INFLAMMATION; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; LUNG ALVEOLUS CELL; LUNG TOXICITY; MUCOCILIARY CLEARANCE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOBACCO; ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; TOXICITY;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; BIOMARKERS; DNA DAMAGE; ELECTRONIC NICOTINE DELIVERY SYSTEMS; FLAVORING AGENTS; HUMANS; TOBACCO PRODUCTS;

EID: 85042878209     PISSN: 03784274     EISSN: 18793169     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2018.02.025     Document Type: Review

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