Toxicity of sulfur mustard in primary neuron culture

Toxicology in Vitro

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 249-258

  Sawyer, T W ^a  

^a Box 4000   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chick embryo; Cytotoxicity; HD; Mechanism; Mustard gas; Neuronal culture; Sulfur mustard

Indexed keywords

MUSTARD GAS;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; CELL MATURATION; CHICK EMBRYO; CYTOTOXICITY TEST; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN;

EID: 0033030632     PISSN: 08872333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0887-2333(98)00075-7     Document Type: Article

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