A new respirometric endpoint-based biosensor to assess the relative toxicity of chemicals on immobilized human cells

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 273-279

  Dragone, Roberto ^a   Frazzoli, Chiara ^b   Grappelli, Claudio ^c   Campanella, Luigi ^c  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biomarker; Biosensors; Human cells; Mitochondrial dysfunction; Toxicity test

Indexed keywords

BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CLOFIBRIC ACID; DICLOFENAC; DODECYL SULFATE SODIUM; MERCURIC NITRATE; OFLOXACIN;

BIOMARKER; CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HOMINID; INHIBITION; METABOLISM; MITOCHONDRION; POLLUTION EFFECT; RESPIRATION; SENSOR; TOXICITY TEST; YEAST;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ARTICLE; BIOSENSOR; CELL METABOLISM; CELL RESPIRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; RESPIROMETRY; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TOXICITY TESTING; YEAST CELL;

BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; CELLS, IMMOBILIZED; DICLOFENAC; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; LETHAL DOSE 50; PLATINUM; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; U937 CELLS;

SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 54049152788     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2008.02.011     Document Type: Article

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