A comparative in vitro study of the toxic potency of five inorganic lead compounds on a rat liver epithelial cell line (REL)

Toxicology in Vitro

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 874-881

  Aleo, M F ^a   Bettoni, F ^a   Boniotti, J ^a   Morandini, F ^a   Giuliani, R ^a   Steimberg, N ^a   Apostoli, P ^a   Mazzoleni, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cell proliferation; Cytotoxicity; Inorganic lead; Lead cation Pb(II) ; REL cells; Uptake

Indexed keywords

CATION; INORGANIC SALT; LEAD; METAL; OXIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; CELL LINE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; CYTOTOXICITY; EPITHELIUM CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; LIVER CELL; NONHUMAN; RAT;

ANIMALS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; EPITHELIAL CELLS; LEAD; LIVER; RATS;

EID: 33745220949     PISSN: 08872333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2006.01.006     Document Type: Article

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