A Rapid Colorimetric Assay for Sulfur Mustard Cytotoxicity Using Isolated Human Peripheral Blood Lymphocytes and Keratinocytes

Toxicology Mechanisms and Methods

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 263-268

  Gross, Clark L ^a,b   Nealley, Eric W ^a   Smith, William J ^a   Corun, Charlene M ^a   Nipwoda, Mary T ^a  

^a US ARMY MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL DEFENSE   (United States)

^b Biochemical Pharmacology   (United States)

Author keywords

Chromogenic; MTS; Sulfur Mustard; Viability

Indexed keywords

CHROMOGENIC SUBSTRATE; MUSTARD GAS;

ARTICLE; CALORIMETRY; CELL ASSAY; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL TYPE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; INCUBATION TIME; KERATINOCYTE; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; TECHNIQUE; TOXICITY TESTING;

EID: 0344012210     PISSN: 15376516     EISSN: 15376524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/713857190     Document Type: Article

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