N-acetyl-L-cysteine as a source of sulfane sulfur in astrocytoma and astrocyte cultures: Correlations with cell proliferation

Amino Acids

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 231-237

  Jurkowska, H ^a   Wrobel M ^a  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Poland)

Author keywords

3 Mercaptopyruvate sulfurtransferase; Astrocytes; N acetyl L cysteine; Rhodanese; Sulfane sulfur; U373 cells

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; SULFANE SULFUR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; ASTROCYTOMA; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CELL CULTURE; CELL LEVEL; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRAIN U373; CELL VIABILITY; CULTURE MEDIUM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; ASTROCYTOMA; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; DISULFIDES; GLUTATHIONE; HUMANS; MICE; SULFHYDRYL COMPOUNDS; SULFURTRANSFERASES; THIOSULFATE SULFURTRANSFERASE;

MURINAE;

EID: 39049099900     PISSN: 09394451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00726-007-0471-2     Document Type: Article

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