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| Title |
Effect of borax on immune cell proliferation and sister chromatid exchange in human chromosomes
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology, October 2009
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| DOI | 10.1186/1745-6673-4-27 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Malinee Pongsavee |
| Abstract |
Borax is used as a food additive. It becomes toxic when accumulated in the body. It causes vomiting, fatigue and renal failure. The heparinized blood samples from 40 healthy men were studied for the impact of borax toxicity on immune cell proliferation (lymphocyte proliferation) and sister chromatid exchange in human chromosomes. The MTT assay and Sister Chromatid Exchange (SCE) technic were used in this experiment with the borax concentrations of 0.1, 0.15, 0.2, 0.3 and 0.6 mg/ml. It showed that the immune cell proliferation (lymphocyte proliferation) was decreased when the concentrations of borax increased. The borax concentration of 0.6 mg/ml had the most effectiveness to the lymphocyte proliferation and had the highest cytotoxicity index (CI). The borax concentrations of 0.15, 0.2, 0.3 and 0.6 mg/ml significantly induced sister chromatid exchange in human chromosomes (P < 0.05). Borax had effects on immune cell proliferation (lymphocyte proliferation) and induced sister chromatid exchange in human chromosomes. Toxicity of borax may lead to cellular toxicity and genetic defect in human. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 27 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 15% |
| Canada | 1 | 4% |
| Germany | 1 | 4% |
| Portugal | 1 | 4% |
| Antarctica | 1 | 4% |
| Ireland | 1 | 4% |
| Unknown | 18 | 67% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 27 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 71 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 71 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 17 | 24% |
| Student > Master | 5 | 7% |
| Lecturer | 5 | 7% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 5 | 7% |
| Researcher | 4 | 6% |
| Other | 10 | 14% |
| Unknown | 25 | 35% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 9 | 13% |
| Environmental Science | 6 | 8% |
| Chemistry | 6 | 8% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 5 | 7% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 4 | 6% |
| Other | 13 | 18% |
| Unknown | 28 | 39% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 32. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 27 February 2024.
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