L-cysteine improves growth of human peritoneal mesothelial cells in vitro

Peritoneal Dialysis International

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 599-606

  Bird, Stephen D ^a,b   Legge, Michael ^a   Walker, Robert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cell culture; Epidermal growth factor; Human peritoneal mesothelial cells; L cysteine; Thiols

Indexed keywords

APOPROTEIN; APOTRANSFERRIN; CYSTEINE; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; HYDROCORTISONE; THYMIDINE; TRANSFERRIN;

ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL CULTURE; CYTOLOGY; DOSE RESPONSE; EPITHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PERITONEUM; PHASE CONTRAST MICROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

APOPROTEINS; CELL COUNT; CELLS, CULTURED; CYSTEINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; EPITHELIAL CELLS; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MICROSCOPY, PHASE-CONTRAST; PERITONEUM; THYMIDINE; TRANSFERRIN;

EID: 0030278421     PISSN: 08968608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/089686089601600609     Document Type: Article

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