On the cyto-toxicity caused by quantum dots

Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 48, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 669-675

  Shiohara, Amane ^a,b   Hoshino, Akiyoshi ^a,b   Hanaki, Ken Ichi ^a   Suzuki, Kazuo ^b   Yamamoto, Kenji ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR GLOBAL HEALTH AND MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cell damage; Cell death; MUA QD

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM DERIVATIVE; MERCAPTOUNDECANOIC ACID; METAL COMPLEX; NANOPARTICLE; QUANTUM DOT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIGEN BINDING; ARTICLE; CELL ASSAY; CELL DAMAGE; CELL SIZE; CELL TYPE; CELL VIABILITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALIA; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS;

EID: 4644278439     PISSN: 03855600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.2004.tb03478.x     Document Type: Article

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