Estimation of apoptosis and necrosis caused by pesticides in vitro on human lymphocytes using DNA diffusion assay

Drug and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 147-156

  Das, G Prabhavathy ^a   Shaik, Abjal Pasha ^a   Jamil, Kaiser ^a,b  

^a Bhagwan Mahavir Medical Research Centre   (India)

^b Masab Tank ^*  (India)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; DNA diffusion assay; Necrosis; Organophosphorus pesticides

Indexed keywords

ACEPHATE; CHLORPYRIFOS; DNA; MONOCROTOPHOS; ORGANOPHOSPHATE PESTICIDE; PROFENOFOS;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; ASSAY; CELL DEATH; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA DIFFUSION ASSAY; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE;

APOPTOSIS; CELLS, CULTURED; CHLORPYRIFOS; DIFFUSION; DNA; DNA DAMAGE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HUMANS; INSECTICIDES; LEUKOCYTES, MONONUCLEAR; MONOCROTOPHOS; NECROSIS; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; ORGANOTHIOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; THIOPHOSPHORIC ACID ESTERS;

EID: 33646484497     PISSN: 01480545     EISSN: 15256014     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01480540600561387     Document Type: Article

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