Mitochondria-mediated cell injury

Fundamental and Applied Toxicology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 23-37

  Wallace, K B ^a   Eells, J T ^b   Madeira, V M C ^c   Cortopassi, G ^d   Jones, D P ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1,4 BENZOQUINONE; 2,4 DICHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID; ACID; CATION; CHEMICAL AGENT; FORMIC ACID; HERBICIDE; METHANOL; OXIDIZING AGENT; PARAQUAT;

APOPTOSIS; CELL DAMAGE; CYTOTOXICITY; GENE CONTROL; GENETIC DAMAGE; HUMAN; MITOCHONDRIAL RESPIRATION; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TISSUE INJURY;

EID: 0030982377     PISSN: 02720590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/faat.1997.2320     Document Type: Review

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