The mechanism for hexachlorocyclohexane-induced cytotoxicity and changes in intracellular Ca2+ homeostasis in cultured cerebellar granule neurons is different for the γ- and δ-isomers

Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology

Volumn 142, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 31-39

  Rosa, Roser ^a   Sanfeliu, Coral ^a   Suñol, Cristina ^a   Pomés, Anna ^a   Rodríguez Farré, Eduard ^a   Schousboe, Arne ^b   Frandsen, Aase ^b  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; DANTROLENE; HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANE; LINDANE; VERAPAMIL;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CALCIUM HOMEOSTASIS; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; ISOMER; NONHUMAN; RAT;

EID: 0031016040     PISSN: 0041008X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/taap.1996.7968     Document Type: Article

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