Corneal epithelial cellular dysfunction from benzalkonium chloride (BAC) in vitro

Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 180-184

  Cha, Seung Heon ^a   Lee, Jong Soo ^a   Oum, Boo Sup ^a   Kim, Chi Dae ^a  

^a Pusan National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

51Cr release; Benzalkonium chloride (BAC); Cell detachment; Cell dysfunction; Cell lysis; Corneal epithelial cells

Indexed keywords

BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE; BUFFER; CHROMIUM 51; PHOSPHATE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL CELL CULTURE; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL DAMAGE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL STRUCTURE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CYTOLYSIS; CYTOPLASM; EPITHELIUM CELL; EXPOSURE; IN VITRO STUDY; LIQUID; NONHUMAN; RABBIT; RADIOACTIVITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUPERNATANT; TOXICITY TESTING; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANIMALS; BENZALKONIUM COMPOUNDS; CELLS, CULTURED; DNA REPLICATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; PRESERVATIVES, PHARMACEUTICAL; RABBITS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 2442585595     PISSN: 14426404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.2004.00782.x     Document Type: Article

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