Study of cytotoxicity mechanisms of silver nitrate in human dermal fibroblasts

Toxicology Letters

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 169-179

  Hidalgo, E ^a   Dominguez C ^a  

^a HOSPITAL MATERNO INFANTIL VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; ATP; BrdU; Cell protein content; Cell viability; Cultured fibroblasts; Cytotoxicity; Silver; Topical antiseptics

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BROXURIDINE; CELL PROTEIN; SILVER NITRATE;

ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DNA SYNTHESIS; FETAL CALF SERUM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN FIBROBLAST;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ANIMALS; BLOOD PROTEINS; BROMODEOXYURIDINE; CATTLE; CELL CYCLE; CELL DIVISION; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; CULTURE MEDIA; DERMIS; DNA; DNA REPLICATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FIBROBLASTS; HUMANS; SILVER NITRATE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032530563     PISSN: 03784274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4274(98)00114-3     Document Type: Article

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