Induction of apoptosis in mouse thymocytes by cadmium

Toxicology Letters

Volumn 115, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 99-105

  Fujimaki, Hidekazu ^a   Ishido, Masami ^a   Nohara, Keiko ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Cadmium; Thymocyte

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; DEXAMETHASONE; DNA FRAGMENT; TRITON X 100;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; IMMUNOMODULATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE; THYMOCYTE; THYMUS;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; APOPTOSIS; CADMIUM; DEXAMETHASONE; DNA DAMAGE; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; THYMUS GLAND;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0034685952     PISSN: 03784274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4274(00)00178-8     Document Type: Article

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