Evaluation of hepatic subcellular fractions for Alamar blue and MTT reductase activity

Toxicology in Vitro

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 257-259

  Gonzalez, R J ^a   Tarloff, J B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Alamar blue; Cell viability; Enzymatic reduction; MTT

Indexed keywords

3 (4,5 DIMETHYL 2 THIAZOLYL) 2,5 DIPHENYLTETRAZOLIUM BROMIDE; ALAMAR BLUE; DYE; LIVER ENZYME; MICROSOME ENZYME; OXIDOREDUCTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CELL DAMAGE; CELL FRACTIONATION; CELL VIABILITY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HEATING; LIVER CYTOSOL; LIVER MICROSOME; LIVER MITOCHONDRION; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN CONTENT; RAT; REDUCTION;

ANIMALS; COLORING AGENTS; CYTOSOL; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE; FORMAZANS; MICROSOMES, LIVER; MITOCHONDRIA; OXAZINES; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; SUBCELLULAR FRACTIONS; TETRAZOLIUM SALTS; THIAZOLES; TIME FACTORS; XANTHENES;

EID: 0035001145     PISSN: 08872333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0887-2333(01)00014-5     Document Type: Article

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