Lowering extracellular calcium content protects cells from arsenite-induced killing and micronuclei formation

Mutagenesis

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 75-78

  Liu, Yee Chien ^a   Huang, Haimei ^a  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC TRIOXIDE; CALCIUM ION; EGTAZIC ACID; QUIN 2; VERAPAMIL;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM HOMEOSTASIS; CELL KILLING; CELL PROTECTION; CHO CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; CYTOTOXICITY; EXTRACELLULAR CALCIUM; FEMALE; MICRONUCLEUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ARSENITES; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CELL DEATH; CELL NUCLEUS; CHO CELLS; CRICETINAE; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; HOMEOSTASIS; INTRACELLULAR FLUID; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; MUTAGENS; VERAPAMIL;

EID: 13344282757     PISSN: 02678357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/mutage/11.1.75     Document Type: Article

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