Bismuth induces metallothionein but does not protect against cadmium cytotoxicity in cultured vascular endothelial cells

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 630-634

  Kaji, T ^a   Mishima, A ^a   Yamamoto, C ^a   Fujiwara, Y ^a   Sakamoto, M ^a   Kozuka, H ^b   Koizumi, F ^b  

^a HOKURIKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BISMUTH; CADMIUM; METALLOTHIONEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CATTLE; CELL LEVEL; CYTOTOXICITY; HEAVY METAL POISONING; MONOLAYER CULTURE; NONHUMAN; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

ADENINE; ANIMALS; AORTA; BISMUTH; CADMIUM; CATTLE; CELLS, CULTURED; DRUG INTERACTIONS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; ISOTOPE LABELING; METALLOTHIONEIN; NITRATES; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC; TRITIUM;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0030028239     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001289900091     Document Type: Article

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