Copper ions differ from other thiol reactive metal ions in their effects on the concentration and redox status of thiols in HeLa cell cultures

Toxicology

Volumn 117, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 89-97

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

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Copper; HeLa cell culture; Mercury; Metal ions; Redox status; Silver; Thiols

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; COPPER ION; CYSTEINE; GLUTATHIONE; HOMOCYSTEINE; MERCURY; METAL ION; SILVER; THIOL GROUP;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; OXIDATION REDUCTION STATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CADMIUM; CATIONS; COPPER; CYSTEINE; GLUTATHIONE; HELA CELLS; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; MERCURY; METALS, HEAVY; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; SILVER;

EID: 0031588757     PISSN: 0300483X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-483X(96)03554-8     Document Type: Article

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