Influence of glutathione on zinc-mediated cellular toxicity

Biological Trace Element Research

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 97-107

  Walther, U I ^a   Muckter H ^a   Fichtl, B ^a   Forth, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Glutathione; Lung cells; Zinc toxicity

Indexed keywords

BUTHIONINE SULFOXIMINE; GLUTATHIONE; ZINC;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LUNG ALVEOLUS CELL; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PROTEIN CONTENT; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITION;

EID: 0032926139     PISSN: 01634984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02784066     Document Type: Article

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