Toxicity of citrate-capped AuNPs: An in vitro and in vivo assessment

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 6821-6835

  Sabella, Stefania ^a   Brunetti, Virgilio ^a   Vecchio, Giuseppe ^a   Galeone, Antonio ^a   Maiorano, Gabriele ^a   Cingolani, Roberto ^a   Pompa, Pier Paolo ^a  

^a ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Environmental, health and safety (EHS); Gold nanoparticles; In vitro; In vivo; Nanotoxicology

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL , HEALTH AND SAFETIES; GOLD NANOPARTICLES; IN VITRO; IN VIVO; NANOTOXICOLOGY;

CELL CULTURE; NANOPARTICLES;

TOXICITY;

CATALASE; CITRIC ACID; GOLD NANOPARTICLE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE REGULATION; CELL VIABILITY; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; GENOTOXICITY; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LIFESPAN; NANOTOXICOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84855377672     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: 1572896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-011-0590-x     Document Type: Article

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