Effects of four inorganic lead compounds on the proliferation and junctional coupling of cultured REL liver cells

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 340-348

  Apostoli, Pietro ^a   Huard, Carine ^a,b   Chaumontet, Catherine ^b   Martel, Paule ^b   Alessio, Lorenzo ^a   Mazzoleni, Giovanna ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

^c Division of Internal Medicine   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cell proliferation; Cytotoxicity; Gap junction mediated intercellular communication (GJIC); Inorganic lead (Pb); Liver epithelial cells; Tumor promotion

Indexed keywords

LEAD ACETATE; LEAD CHLORIDE; LEAD OXIDE; LEAD SULFIDE;

ACID PRECIPITATION; ANIMAL CELL; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL DENSITY; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; GAP JUNCTION; LEAD POISONING; LIVER CELL; NONHUMAN; RAT; TUMOR PROMOTION;

ANIMALS; CARCINOGENS; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL COUNT; CELL DIVISION; CELL LINE; EPITHELIUM; INTERCELLULAR JUNCTIONS; LEAD; LIVER; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; OXIDES; RATS;

EID: 0033840054     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1097-0274(200009)38:3<340::AID-AJIM15>3.0.CO;2-S     Document Type: Conference Paper

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