Bee venom induced cytogenetic damage and decreased cell viability in human white blood cells after treatment in vitro: A multi-biomarker approach

Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 201-211

  Gajski, Goran ^a   Garaj Vrhovac, Vera ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Bee venom; Cytogenotoxicity; Human lymphocytes; Necrosis; Reactive oxygen species

Indexed keywords

BEE VENOM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL VIABILITY; CHROMOSOME DAMAGE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; LEUKOCYTE; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ANIMALS; BEE VENOMS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CELL SURVIVAL; COMET ASSAY; DNA DAMAGE; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTES; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; OXIDATIVE STRESS;

APOIDEA;

EID: 80051582297     PISSN: 13826689     EISSN: 18727077     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2011.05.004     Document Type: Article

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