Comparative assessment of three in vitro exposure methods for combustion toxicity

Journal of Applied Toxicology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 99-114

  Lestari, Fatma ^a   Markovic, Boban ^a   Green, Anthony R ^a   Chattopadhyay, Gautam ^a   Hayes, Amanda J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fire combustion products; In vitro cytotoxicity; MTS assay; NRU assay, ATP assay; PMMA (polymethyl methacrylate); Thermal decomposition

Indexed keywords

3 (4,5 DIMETHYL 2 THIAZOLYL) 2,5 DIPHENYLTETRAZOLIUM BROMIDE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; NEUTRAL RED; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE);

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL STRAIN HEPG2; COMBUSTION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY TEST; DECOMPOSITION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; INHALATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; SKIN FIBROBLAST; THERMAL INJURY;

EID: 33645286764     PISSN: 0260437X     EISSN: 10991263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jat.1112     Document Type: Article

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