Cytotoxic activity and transformation of BALB/c 3T3 cells in vitro by the insecticide acephate

Cancer Letters

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 147-153

  Perocco, P ^a   Del Ciello, C ^a   Colacci, A ^a   Pozzetti, L ^a   Paolini, M ^a   Cantelli Forti, G ^a,b   Grilli, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Acephate; BALB c 3T3 cells; Cell transformation; Cytotoxicity

Indexed keywords

ACEPHATE; BETA NAPHTHOFLAVONE; PHENOBARBITAL;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CARCINOGENESIS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRAIN 3T3; CYTOTOXICITY; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030578861     PISSN: 03043835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-3835(96)04303-0     Document Type: Article

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