Acridine-induced subcellular and functional changes in isolated human hepatocytes in vitro

Journal of Applied Toxicology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 31-38

  Plymale, Douglas R ^a   De La Iglesia, Felix A ^a  

^a PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Acridines; Cognex; Cytotoxicity; Electron microscopy; Mitochondria; Tacrine

Indexed keywords

ACRIDINE DERIVATIVE; ACRIDINE ORANGE; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; MEPACRINE; PHYSOSTIGMINE; PROFLAVINE; TACRINE;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CELL DAMAGE; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CYTOTOXICITY; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; LIVER CELL; MALE; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACRIDINES; CELLS, CULTURED; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; FLUORESCENCE; HUMANS; INTRACELLULAR MEMBRANES; LIVER; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MITOCHONDRIA, LIVER; PERMEABILITY;

ANIMALIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 0032924690     PISSN: 0260437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1263(199901/02)19:1<31::AID-JAT535>3.0.CO;2-6     Document Type: Article

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