Intracellular localization and metabolism of the phenanthridinium trypanocide, ethidium bromide, by isolated rat hepatocytes

Xenobiotica

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 349-360

  Tettey, J N A ^a   Skellern, G G ^a   Midgley, J M ^a   Grant, M H ^a   Wilkinson, R ^a   Pitt, A R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3 N GLUCURONOSYLETHIDIUM; 3,8 DIACETYLETHIDIUM; 8 N GLUCURONOSYLETHIDIUM; ANTITRYPANOSOMAL AGENT; ETHIDIUM BROMIDE; PHENANTHRIDINE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CELL NUCLEUS MEMBRANE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LASER MICROSCOPY; LIVER CELL; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METABOLISM; METABOLITE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOLUS; RAT;

ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; ETHIDIUM; LIVER; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; PHENANTHRIDINES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TIME FACTORS; TRYPANOCIDAL AGENTS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032939943     PISSN: 00498254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/004982599238551     Document Type: Article

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