Gill epithelial cells as tools for toxicity screening - Comparison between primary cultures, cells in suspension and epithelia on filters

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 23-32

  Sandbacka, M ^a   Part P ^b,c   Isomaa, B ^a  

^a ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Calcein AM; Filter inserts; Gill epithelial cells; Primary culture; Rainbow trout; Suspension

Indexed keywords

1,1,1 TRICHLOROETHANE; 2 PROPANOL; 2,4 DICHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALCOHOL; AMITRIPTYLINE; ARSENIC TRIOXIDE; COPPER SULFATE; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE; DIGOXIN; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; FERROUS SULFATE; FLUORIDE SODIUM; LITHIUM SULFATE; MALATHION; MERCURIC CHLORIDE; METHANOL; NICOTINE; PARACETAMOL; PARAQUAT; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENOL; POTASSIUM CYANIDE; PROPRANOLOL; SODIUM CHLORIDE; THALLIUM SULFATE; THEOPHYLLINE; THIORIDAZINE; TOXIC SUBSTANCE; XYLENE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG TOXICITY; EPITHELIUM CELL; FLUORESCENCE; GILL; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUSPENSION; TECHNIQUE; TROUT;

EID: 0344958634     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-445X(98)00109-X     Document Type: Article

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