Potential chemoprotectant activity of 3′-azido-3′-deoxythymidine (AZT) and 2′,3′-dideoxycytidine (DDC) against ricin toxicity in Chinese hamster ovary and macrophage J774A.1 cell cultures

Journal of Applied Toxicology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 43-48

  Hassoun, E A ^a   Stohs, S J ^a  

^a CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

AZT; Chemoprotection; DDC; Macrophages; Ricin toxicity

Indexed keywords

ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; PROTECTIVE AGENT; RICIN; ZALCITABINE; ZIDOVUDINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL VIABILITY; CHO CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; FEMALE; MACROPHAGE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION;

ANIMALS; ANTIMETABOLITES; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; CHO CELLS; CRICETINAE; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; MACROPHAGES; RICIN; ZALCITABINE; ZIDOVUDINE;

EID: 0030048975     PISSN: 0260437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1263(199601)16:1<43::AID-JAT310>3.0.CO;2-H     Document Type: Article

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