Suitability of the pH buffers 3-[N-N-bis(hydroxyethyl)amino]-2- hydroxypropanesulfonic acid and N-2-hydroxyethylpiperazine-N'-2- ethanesulfonic acid for in vitro copper toxicity studies

Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 199-205

  Lage, O M ^a   Vasconcelos, M T S D ^a   Soares, H M V M ^a,b   Osswald, J M ^a   Sansonetty, F ^a   Parente, A M ^a   Salema, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b Departamento de Engenharia Química   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 (2 HYDROXYETHYL) 1 PIPERAZINEETHANESULFONIC ACID; AMPHOLYTE; BUFFER; COPPER; ESTERASE;

ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CULTURE MEDIUM; DINOFLAGELLATE; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GROWTH RATE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXICITY TESTING;

DINOPHYCEAE;

EID: 0029821859     PISSN: 00904341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00212366     Document Type: Article

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