Biological effects of inorganic arsenic on primary cultures of rat astrocytes

International Journal of Molecular Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 457-462

  Catanzaro, Irene ^a   Schiera, Gabriella ^b   Sciandrello, Giulia ^a   Barbata, Giusi ^a   Caradonna, Fabio ^a   Proia, Patrizia ^c   Di Liegro, Italia ^b  

^a Dipartimento di Biologia Cellulare e Dello Sviluppo   (Italy)

^b Dipartimento di BioMedicina Sperimentale e Neuroscienze Cliniche   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Astrocytes; Cell damage; DNA damage; Inorganic arsenic; PIPPin

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC TRIOXIDE; CADMIUM; COPPER ZINC SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 70; MANGANESE SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; PIPPIN; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; RNA BINDING PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CELL CULTURE; CELL DAMAGE; CELL TYPE; CELL VIABILITY; COMET ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENCE ACTIVATED CELL SORTING; GENOTOXICITY; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INDUCTION; RAT; STAINING; STRESS;

EID: 77957860951     PISSN: 11073756     EISSN: 1791244X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/ijmm_00000485     Document Type: Article

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