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Toxicity, mechanism and health effects of some heavy metals
Interdisciplinary Toxicology, 2014 Heavy metal toxicity has proven to be a major threat and there are several health risks associated with it. The toxic effects of these metals, even though they do not have any biological role, remain present in some or the other form harmful for the ...
Monisha Jaishankar +4 more
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Nanomaterials and nanoparticles: Sources and toxicity [PDF]
Biointerphases, 2007 This review is presented as a common foundation for scientists interested in nanoparticles, their origin, activity, and biological toxicity. It is written with the goal of rationalizing and informing public health concerns related to this sometimes ...
C. Buzea, I. Pacheco, K. Robbie
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Synthesis, applications, toxicity and toxicity mechanisms of silver nanoparticles: A review.
Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2023 Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) have become one of the most popular objects of study for the past few decades. The ability to design AgNPs through different synthetic methods according to the application area and desired features is their advantage in many ...
Penghui Nie, Yu Zhao, Hengyi Xu
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Review on Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles: Antibacterial Activity and Toxicity Mechanism
Nano-Micro Letters, 2015 Antibacterial activity of zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO-NPs) has received significant interest worldwide particularly by the implementation of nanotechnology to synthesize particles in the nanometer region.
Amna Sirelkhatim +7 more
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Immune mechanisms of toxicity from checkpoint inhibitors
Trends in Cancer, 2023 Immunotherapy has changed the treatment landscape for cancer over the past decade. Inhibitors of the immune checkpoint proteins CTLA-4, PD-1 and PD-L1 can induce durable remissions in a subset of patients with metastatic disease.
S. J. Wang, S. Dougan, M. Dougan
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Toxics, 2023 The skin sensitization potential of agrochemicals can be assessed using laboratory methods such as the keratinocyte activation assay so that their use in regulatory toxicology might replace experimental animal testing.
Ji-Yeon Yang +6 more
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ProTox-II: a webserver for the prediction of toxicity of chemicals
Nucleic Acids Res., 2018 Advancement in the field of computational research has made it possible for the in silico methods to offer significant benefits to both regulatory needs and requirements for risk assessments, and pharmaceutical industry to assess the safety profile of a ...
Priyanka Banerjee +3 more
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Heavy Metals Toxicity and the Environment
Experientia. Supplementum, 2012 Heavy metals are naturally occurring elements that have a high atomic weight and a density at least 5 times greater than that of water. Their multiple industrial, domestic, agricultural, medical and technological applications have led to their wide ...
P. Tchounwou +3 more
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Impact of Spray Interval and Alternation on Pepper Anthracnose Control: Potential of Chlorothalonil-Based Strategies [PDF]
Research in Plant DiseasePepper anthracnose, caused predominantly by Colletotrichum scovillei, is one of the most economically significant diseases affecting Capsicum annuum cultivation in Korea.
Hyunjun Lee +6 more
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