Assessing the survival of MRC-5 and A549 cell lines upon exposure to ascorbic acid and sodium ascorbate

Biomedical Sciences Instrumentation

Volumn 47, Issue , 2011, Pages 201-206

  Farah, Ibrahim O ^a   Lewis, Veshell L ^a   Ayensu, Wellington K ^a   Mahmud, Ousman ^a  

^a Jackson State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioenergetics; Biotherapeutics; Glycolysis inhibition; Lung cancer; Natural organics; T4 cellometer; Warburg effect

Indexed keywords

BIOENERGETICS; BIOTHERAPEUTICS; GLYCOLYSIS INHIBITION; LUNG CANCER; ORGANICS; T4 CELLOMETER; WARBURG EFFECT;

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; CELLS; DISEASES; GLUCOSE; KETONES; METABOLISM; METABOLITES; ORGANIC ACIDS; PATHOLOGY; SODIUM;

CELL CULTURE;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ASCORBIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER INHIBITION; CELL DEATH; CELL SURVIVAL; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG RESPONSE; ENERGY RESOURCE; GLYCOLYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LUNG ALVEOLUS CELL; LUNG ALVEOLUS EPITHELIUM; LUNG CANCER; LUNG FIBROBLAST; METABOLITE; PHASE CONTRAST MICROSCOPY;

EID: 79960595705     PISSN: 00678856     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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