Pretreatment of human epidermal keratinocytes with D,L-sulforaphane protects against sulfur mustard cytotoxicity

Cutaneous and Ocular Toxicology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 155-163

  Gross, Clark L ^a   Nealley, Eric W ^a   Nipwoda, Mary T ^a   Smith, William J ^a  

^a US ARMY MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL DEFENSE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cytotoxicity; D,L sulforaphane; Pretreatment; Sulfur mustard

Indexed keywords

ETACRYNIC ACID; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; MUSTARD GAS; OLTIPRAZ; SULFORAPHANE;

ARTICLE; BROCCOLI; CELL PROTECTION; CELL VIABILITY; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG ACTIVITY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME INHIBITION; EPIDERMIS CELL; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; KERATINOCYTE; SURVIVAL;

CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENZYME INDUCTION; EPIDERMIS; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HUMANS; KERATINOCYTES; MUSTARD GAS; THIOCYANATES; TIME FACTORS;

BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. ITALICA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 33748788791     PISSN: 15569527     EISSN: 15569535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15569520600859985     Document Type: Article

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