Cytotoxic effects and apoptosis induction of atrazine in a grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idellus) cell line

Environmental Toxicology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 80-89

  Liu, Xin Mei ^a,b   Shao, Jian Zhong ^a   Xiang, Li Xin ^a   Chen, Xiao Yong ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG SCI TECH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; ATP depletion; Atrazine; Cytotoxity; Grass carp; Intracellular Ca2+; Mitochondrial membrane potential ( m); Reactive oxygen species

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CELLS; ELECTROPHORESIS; GELS; HORMONES; MICROORGANISMS; POSITIVE IONS; TOXICITY;

ATRAZINE; CYTOTOXIC EFFECTS; CYTOTOXICITY; GRASS CARP;

HERBICIDES;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ATRAZINE; CALCIUM ION; DNA FRAGMENT; HERBICIDE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ATRAZINE;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CARP; CELL CULTURE; CELL LINE; CELL STRUCTURE; CHROMATIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CTENOPHARYNGODON IDELLUS; CULTURE MEDIUM; CYTOTOXICITY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE; NICK END LABELING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL POLLUTANT; TOXICITY TESTING; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; ATRAZINE; CALCIUM; CARPS; CELL LINE; CELL PROLIFERATION; DNA FRAGMENTATION; HERBICIDES; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MITOCHONDRIA; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES;

ANIMALIA; CTENOPHARYNGODON IDELLA; CYPRINUS CARPIO;

EID: 33244495525     PISSN: 15204081     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tox.20159     Document Type: Article

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