N-acetyl-cysteine protects against dna damage associated with lead toxicity in HepG2 cells

Ethnicity and Disease

Volumn 20, Issue 1 SUPPL.1, 2010, Pages

  Yedjou, Clement G ^a   Tchounwou, Christine K ^a   Haile, Samuel ^a   Edwards, Falicia ^a   Tchounwou, Paul B ^a  

^a Jackson State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Cytotoxicity; Genotoxicity; HepG2 cells; Lead; N Acetyl Cysteine

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; DNA; FREE RADICAL; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; LEAD NITRATE;

CANCER CELL; CELL DEATH; CELL VIABILITY; COMET ASSAY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DNA DAMAGE; GENOTOXICITY; HEAVY METAL POISONING; HEPATOMA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LEAD POISONING; LIVER CARCINOMA; TISSUE CULTURE;

EID: 80053203361     PISSN: 1049510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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