Protective roles of glutathione in the toxicity of mercury and cadmium compounds to C6 glioma cells

Toxicology in Vitro

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 257-264

  Cookson, M R ^a,b   Pentreath, V W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUTHIONINE SULFOXIMINE; CADMIUM CHLORIDE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HEAVY METAL; MERCURY CHLORIDE; METHYLMERCURY;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CELL PROTECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GLIOMA CELL; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN CONTENT; RAT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0029982588     PISSN: 08872333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0887-2333(96)00012-4     Document Type: Article

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