Malathion-induced oxidative stress, cytotoxicity, and genotoxicity in human liver carcinoma (HepG2) cells

Environmental Toxicology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 221-226

  Moore, Pamela D ^a   Yedjou, Clement G ^a   Tchounwou, Paul B ^a  

^a Jackson State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Cytotoxicity; DNA damage; HepG2 cells; Lipid peroxidation; Malathion

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE ACTIVITY; ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS; CELL VIABILITY; COMET ASSAYS; CYTOTOXIC; DNA DAMAGE; DNA DAMAGES; END-PRODUCTS; GENOTOXIC EFFECTS; GENOTOXICITIES; HUMAN LIVER; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALONDIALDEHYDE; MITOGENIC; NERVE IMPULSE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE PESTICIDES; SINGLE CELL GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SYNAPTIC JUNCTION;

ALDEHYDES; ASSAYS; CYTOTOXICITY; DNA; ELECTROPHORESIS; GELS; GENES; LIVER; MAMMALS; OXIDATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS;

CELLS;

DNA; MALATHION; MALONALDEHYDE;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOASSAY; CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; CYTOLOGY; ELECTROKINESIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENOTOXICITY; HEALTH IMPACT; INSECT; MALATHION; MAMMAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; TOXICITY;

ARTICLE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CARCINOMA CELL; CELL VIABILITY; COMET ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DNA DAMAGE; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LC 50; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER CARCINOMA; MITOGENICITY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL SURVIVAL; COMET ASSAY; DNA DAMAGE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HEP G2 CELLS; HUMANS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALATHION; MALONDIALDEHYDE; MUTAGENS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PESTICIDES;

HEXAPODA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 77954354038     PISSN: 15204081     EISSN: 15227278     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tox.20492     Document Type: Article

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