The effects of homocysteine and copper ions on the concentration and redox status of thiols in cell line cultures

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 262, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 39-51

  Hultberg, Björn ^a   Andersson, Anders ^a   Isaksson, Anders ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cell culture; Cysteine; Glutathione; Homocysteine; Redox status

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; COPPER ION; CYSTEINE; GLUTATHIONE; HOMOCYSTEINE; THIOL;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL GROWTH; CELL LINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; OXIDATION REDUCTION STATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACETYLCYSTEINE; CELL LINE, TRANSFORMED; COPPER; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG SYNERGISM; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; HELA CELLS; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SULFHYDRYL COMPOUNDS;

EID: 0031006363     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-8981(97)06531-5     Document Type: Article

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