Abstracts From the Literature-Benzene, Dec. 2006

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TITLE: "The Effects of Benzene Exposure on aPoptosis in Epithelial Lung Cells: Localization by Terminal Deoxynucleotidyl Transferase-Mediated dUTP-biotin Nick End Labeling (TUNEL) and the Immunocytochemical Localization of Apoptosis-Related Gene Products"

AUTHORS: Weaver CV, Liu SP, Lu JF, Lin BS.

JOURNAL: Cell Biology and Toxicology. 2006 Dec 14; [Epub ahead of print]

SUMMARY: Although benzene, a well-known human carcinogen, has been shown to induce apoptosis in vitro, no studies have been carried out to confirm and characterize its role in activating apoptosis in vivo. The present study investigated the effects of benzene inhalation on the epithelial …