Inhibition of cell-cell communication by commercial chlorinated paraffins in rat liver epithelial IAR 20 cells

Pharmacology and Toxicology

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 23-28

  Kato, Yoshihisa ^a   Kenne, Kerstin ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON; CONNEXIN 43; PARAFFIN; PHORBOL 13 ACETATE 12 MYRISTATE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; EPITHELIUM CELL; LIVER CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030007692     PISSN: 09019928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0773.1996.tb00236.x     Document Type: Article

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