Paraquat induces apoptosis of cultured rat cortical cells

Molecules and Cells

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 102-107

  Kim, Sung Jin ^a   Kim, Jang Eok ^a   Moon, Il Soo ^b  

^a Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

^b Dongguk University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Cortical cell culture; H2AX; LDH; Paraquat; Phosphatidylserine; Propidium iodide

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT; HERBICIDE; HISTONE H2A; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LIPOCORTIN 5; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; PARAQUAT; PHOSPHATIDYLSERINE; PLASMA PROTEIN; PROPIDIUM IODIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN CELL; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN REGION; CELL COUNT; CELL CULTURE; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DENDRITE; EMBRYO; ENZYME ASSAY; IC 50; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IN VITRO STUDY; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; NONHUMAN; OUTER MEMBRANE; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; RAT;

ANIMALS; ANNEXIN A5; APOPTOSIS; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; CEREBRAL CORTEX; COLORING AGENTS; DNA FRAGMENTATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HERBICIDES; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; NEURONS; PARAQUAT; PHOSPHATIDYLSERINES; PROPIDIUM; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 4344638976     PISSN: 10168478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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