Synergistic interactions between commonly used food additives in a developmental neurotoxicity test

Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 178-187

  Lau, Karen ^a   McLean, W Graham ^a   Williams, Dominic P ^a   Howard, C Vyvyan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Food additives; In vitro; Interactions; Neurotoxicity; Synergy

Indexed keywords

APTIGANEL; ASPARTAME; BRILLIANT BLUE; FOOD ADDITIVE; GLUTAMIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; FOOD COLOR; IC 50; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IN VITRO STUDY; MICROSCOPY; MOUSE; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NEURITE; NEUROBLASTOMA CELL; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; THEORETICAL STUDY;

ANIMALS; ASPARTAME; BENZENESULFONATES; CELL LINE, TUMOR; COLORING AGENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG COMBINATIONS; DRUG SYNERGISM; FOOD ADDITIVES; GLUTAMIC ACID; MICE; NEURITES; NEUROBLASTOMA; QUINOLINES; SWEETENING AGENTS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33144487695     PISSN: 10966080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfj073     Document Type: Article

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