Induction of apoptosis in cells by cadmium: Quantitative negative correlation between basal or induced metallothionein concentration and apoptotic rate

Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 208-215

  Shimoda, Ryuya ^a,b   Nagamine, Takeaki ^a   Takagi, Hitoshi ^a   Mori, Masatomo ^a   Waalkes, Michael P ^b  

^a GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Cadmium; Hepatoma; Human; In vitro; Metallothionein; Zinc

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; DNA FRAGMENT; METALLOTHIONEIN; ZINC;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL DEATH; CELL LINE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; CYTOTOXICITY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LETHALITY; LINEAR SYSTEM; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA;

APOPTOSIS; CADMIUM; CELL SURVIVAL; DNA FRAGMENTATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMANS; METALLOTHIONEIN; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0035198895     PISSN: 10966080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/64.2.208     Document Type: Article

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