Comparison of Various Methods of Assaying the Cytotoxic Effects of Ethanol on Human Hepatoblastoma Cells (HUH-6 Line)

Acta Medica Okayama

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 151-156

  Kosaka, Tsunenori ^a   Fukaya, Ken Ichi ^a   Tsuboi, So ^a   Pu, Hong ^a   Ohno, Tadao ^b   Tsuji, Takao ^a   Namba, Masayoshi ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^b RIKEN   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cytotoxicity; Human hepatoblastoma; Monolayer culture; Spheroid culture

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; COLORING AGENT; DNA; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; TETRAZOLIUM; THIAZOLE DERIVATIVE; THIAZOLYL BLUE;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL SURVIVAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; LIVER; METABOLISM; MULTICELLULAR SPHEROID;

CELL SURVIVAL; COLORING AGENTS; DNA, NEOPLASM; ETHANOL; HUMANS; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LIVER; SPHEROIDS, CELLULAR; TETRAZOLIUM SALTS; THIAZOLES; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0030158367     PISSN: 0386300X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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