Cytotoxicity of the MEIC reference chemicals in rat hepatoma-derived Fa32 cells

Toxicology

Volumn 150, Issue 1-3, 2000, Pages 159-169

  Dierickx, Paul J ^a  

^a Wetensch Inst Volksgezondheid   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Correlations human toxicity; Fa32 cells; MEIC; MTT conversion; Neutral red uptake; Total proteins

Indexed keywords

1,1,1 TRICHLOROETHANE; 2 PROPANOL; 2,4 DICHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALCOHOL; AMITRIPTYLINE; ARSENIC TRIOXIDE; COPPER SULFATE; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE; DIAZEPAM; DIGOXIN; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; FERROUS SULFATE; FLUORIDE SODIUM; LITHIUM SULFATE; MALATHION; MERCURIC CHLORIDE; METHANOL; NEUTRAL RED; NICOTINE; PARACETAMOL; PARAQUAT; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENOL; POTASSIUM CYANIDE; PROPRANOLOL DERIVATIVE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; THEOPHYLLINE; UNINDEXED DRUG; XYLENE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; GLUTATHIONE METABOLISM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LIVER TOXICITY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONTENT; RAT; TOXICOKINETICS;

ANIMALS; GLUTATHIONE; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS, EXPERIMENTAL; NEUTRAL RED; RATS; TETRAZOLIUM SALTS; THIAZOLES; TOXICOLOGY; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0034618656     PISSN: 0300483X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-483X(00)00255-9     Document Type: Article

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