Author: Kleinsasser Norbert Dirschedl Peter Staudenmaier Rainer Harréus Ulrich Wallner Barbara
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISSN: 1369-1619
Source: International Journal of Environmental Health Research, Vol.13, Iss.4, 2003-12, pp. : 373-379
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Abstract
In addition to tobacco and alcohol consumption, pollutants found in certain industries and in the environment play an important role in carcinogenesis in the upper aerodigestive tract. The aim of the present study was to investigate whether vanadium pentoxide may have a genotoxic effect on human mucosal cells and lymphocytes. The single cell microgel electrophoresis assay (Comet assay) was used to detect DNA damage induced by vanadium pentoxide in human nasal epithelia (
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