The organotin compounds trimethyltin (TMT) and triethyltin (TET) but not tributyltin (TBT) induce activation of microglia co-cultivated with astrocytes

Toxicology in Vitro

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1541-1547

  Rohl C ^a   Grell, M ^a   Maser, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Astrocytes; Cell interactions; Inflammation; Microglia; Neurotoxicity; Organotin compounds

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE; ORGANOTIN COMPOUND; TRIBUTYLTIN; TRIETHYLTIN; TRIMETHYLTIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL INTERACTION; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL VIABILITY; COCULTURE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; IN VITRO STUDY; LETHAL DOSE; MICROGLIA; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NEUROTOXICITY; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; RAT; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; CELLS, CULTURED; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; MICROGLIA; NITRIC OXIDE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TRIALKYLTIN COMPOUNDS; TRIETHYLTIN COMPOUNDS; TRIMETHYLTIN COMPOUNDS;

RATTUS;

EID: 70350732777     PISSN: 08872333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2009.04.013     Document Type: Article

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