Reduction of the New Tetrazolium Dye, Alamar BlueTM in Cultured Rat Hepatocytes and Liver Fractions

Alternatives to Laboratory Animals

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 641-653

  Andrews, Mark J ^a   Garle, Michael J ^a   Clothier, Richard H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alamar BlueTM; Dicoumarol; NADPH quinone acceptor oxidoreductase

Indexed keywords

EID: 2542545786     PISSN: 02611929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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