3 results for “Reaction Department”
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Medical study · Medical research · 1998
SV40-like DNA sequences in pleural mesothelioma, bronchopulmonary carcinoma, and non-malignant pulmonary diseases
…tumours, and 33 non-malignant samples) and 38 additional samples distant from tumours were studied for the occurrence of SV40-like DNA sequences by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification followed by hybridization with specific probes. Sequences…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2014
Quantification of short and long asbestos fibers to assess asbestos exposure: a review of fiber size toxicity
…per milliliter. Reviewed experiments found short fibers less active than long ones, though at high doses they could cause inflammation, lung fibrosis and pleural reactions. Reviewed human studies linked short, thin fibers with lung cancer, but…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1997
Mechanisms of fiber-induced genotoxicity
…during phagocytosis. Secondary molecules that are more stable than ROS are probably involved in DNA damage. Oxidoreduction reactions originating from cells can induce mutations. Genotoxicity is also demonstrated by chromosomal damage associated with impaired mitosis, as…