Lucigenin chemiluminescence assay as an adjunctive tool for assessment of various stages of inflammation: A study of quiescent inflammatory cells

Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 115-119

  Van Dyke, Knox ^a   Patel, Shaily ^b   Vallyathan, Val ^b  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemiluminescence; Cytotoxicity bioassay; Occupational dusts

Indexed keywords

BENTONITE; KAOLIN; LUCIGENIN; MINERAL; SILICON DIOXIDE; TALC;

BIOASSAY;

ANIMAL CELL; BIOASSAY; CELL DEATH; CELL SCREENING; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CONFERENCE PAPER; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CYTOTOXICITY; DUST; FIBROGENESIS; INFLAMMATORY CELL; LUNG ALVEOLUS MACROPHAGE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PREDICTION; RAT; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0037331742     PISSN: 02505991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02970141     Document Type: Conference Paper

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