The FRAME alternatives laboratory database. 1. In vitro basal cytotoxicity determined by the kenacid blue total protein assay

Alternatives to Laboratory Animals

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 151-175

  Clothier, Richard ^a   Gottschalg, Elke ^a   Casati, Silvia ^b   Balls, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

3T3 L1 cells; Basal cytotoxicity; In vitro toxicity; Neutral red uptake assay; Total protein assay

Indexed keywords

3 [(3 CHOLAMIDOPROPYL)DIMETHYLAMMONIO] 1 PROPANESULFONIC ACID; ACETALDEHYDE; ACETIC ACID; ACETONE; ACETONITRILE; ACETONYLACETONE; ACROLEIN; ACRYLAMIDE; ACRYLONITRILE; ANILINE; ARSENIC TRIOXIDE; ASCORBIC ACID; ATROPINE; BORIC ACID; BROMOBENZENE; CAFFEINE; CELL PROTEIN; CHEMICAL COMPOUND; CHLORAL HYDRATE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CHLORDANE; CHLOROFORM; CHLOROQUINE; CHLOROTHALONIL; CITRIC ACID; CODEINE; DIELDRIN; NEUTRAL RED; NORADRENALIN; POLIDOCANOL;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL GROWTH; CELL STRAIN 3T3; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DATA BASE; IN VITRO STUDY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; TISSUE CULTURE;

EID: 33744933491     PISSN: 02611929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026119290603400203     Document Type: Article

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