Selenite or selenomethionine interaction with methylmercury on uptake and toxicity showing a weak selenite protection: Studies on cultured K-562 cells

Biological Trace Element Research

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 251-268

  Frisk, Peter ^a   Yaqob, Amer ^b   Nilsson, Kenneth ^a   Lindh, Ulf ^a,b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Centre for Metal Biology in Uppsala   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cell culture; ICP MS; Interaction; K 562; Methyl mercuric chloride; Selenite; Selenomethionine

Indexed keywords

METHYLMERCURY; SELENITE; SELENOMETHIONINE;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL INTERACTION; CELL TRANSPORT; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; GROWTH CURVE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL;

CELL DIVISION; CELL SURVIVAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HUMANS; K562 CELLS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; SELENIUM; SELENOMETHIONINE; SODIUM SELENITE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0034895271     PISSN: 01634984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/BTER:80:3:251     Document Type: Article

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