Glutathione modifies the toxicity of triethyltin and trimethyltin in C6 glioma cells

Archives of Toxicology

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 197-202

  Cookson, M R ^a,b   Slamon, N D ^a   Pentreath, V W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Astrocytes; C6 cells; Glutathione; Triethyltin; Trimethyltin

Indexed keywords

2 OXO 4 THIAZOLIDINECARBOXYLIC ACID; BUTHIONINE SULFOXIMINE; GLUTATHIONE; TRIETHYLTIN; TRIMETHYLTIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CELL DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GLIOMA CELL; MODULATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; GLIOMA; GLUTATHIONE; TRIETHYLTIN COMPOUNDS; TRIMETHYLTIN COMPOUNDS; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031957638     PISSN: 03405761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002040050488     Document Type: Article

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