Effect of malathion on apoptosis of murine L929 fibroblasts: A possible mechanism for toxicity in low dose exposure

Toxicology

Volumn 185, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 89-102

  Masoud, L ^a   Vijayasarathy, C ^a   Fernandez Cabezudo, M ^a   Petroianu, G ^a   Saleh, A M ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Caspases; Malathion; Organophosphorus compounds; p53

Indexed keywords

BENZYLOXYCARBONYLVALYLALANYLASPARTYL FLUOROMETHYL KETONE; CASPASE 3; CASPASE 8; CASPASE 9; CASPASE INHIBITOR; DNA FRAGMENT; MALATHION; NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE RIBOSYLTRANSFERASE; PROTEIN P53;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL STRAIN L 929; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ANALYSIS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; IC 50; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN INDUCTION;

AMINO ACID CHLOROMETHYL KETONES; ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CASPASES; CELL LINE; DNA FRAGMENTATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FIBROBLASTS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; INSECTICIDES; MALATHION; MICE; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR PROTEIN P53;

MURINAE;

EID: 0037436393     PISSN: 0300483X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-483X(02)00596-6     Document Type: Article

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