A novel approach to the assessment of toxicity of hexachlorocyclohexane (Lindane) and of certain organic solvents: Killing of cells in culture and the release of arachidonate by synergism among H2O2 membranedamaging agents histone and trypsin

In Vitro and Molecular Toxicology: Journal of Basic and Applied Research

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 305-313

  Ginsburg, Isaac ^a,c   Gibbs, Douglas F ^b   Tarapchak, Steven ^b   Varani, James ^b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARACHIDONIC ACID; BUTANOL; CATALASE; DIETHYLDITHIOCARBAMIC ACID; HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANE; HISTONE; MANGANESE; MEMBRANE LIPID; METHANOL; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; ORGANIC SOLVENT; PESTICIDE; PHOSPHOLIPASE C; SOYBEAN TRYPSIN INHIBITOR; STREPTOLYSIN S; TRYPSIN; XENOBIOTIC AGENT;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL KILLING; CELL MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; CYTOLYSIS; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG SAFETY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LUNG ENDOTHELIUM; MEMBRANE DAMAGE; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTE; RAT;

EID: 0029800718     PISSN: 10979336     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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