Neurotoxicity of a polybrominated diphenyl ether mixture (DE-71) in mouse neurons and astrocytes is modulated by intracellular glutathione levels

Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology

Volumn 232, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 161-168

  Giordano, Gennaro ^a   Kavanagh, Terrance J ^a   Costa, Lucio G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PARMA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Glutathione; Oxidative stress; PBDEs

Indexed keywords

DE 71; GLUTAMATE CYSTEINE LIGASE; GLUTATHIONE; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BRAIN CORTEX; CEREBELLUM; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CYTOTOXICITY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; GRANULE CELL; HIPPOCAMPUS; IC 50; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MOUSE; NERVE CELL; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; ASTROCYTES; CELLS, CULTURED; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FLAME RETARDANTS; GLUTATHIONE; INTRACELLULAR FLUID; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; NEURONS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHENYL ETHERS; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYLS;

ANIMALIA; MUS;

EID: 52049121256     PISSN: 0041008X     EISSN: 10960333     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2008.06.018     Document Type: Article

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