On the disruption of biochemical and biological assays by chemicals leaching from disposable laboratory plasticware

Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 697-703

  Olivieri, Aldo ^a   Degenhardt, Owen S ^a   Mcdonald, G Reid ^a   Narang, Deepak ^a   Paulsen, Isabelle M ^a   Kozuska, Janna L ^a   Holt, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antibacterials; Bioactive leachates; Bisphenol a; Microfuge tubes; Pipette tips; Plastic consumables; Plasticizers; Polypropylene; Stabilisers; Surfactants

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; ALCOHOL; AMINE OXIDASE (FLAVIN CONTAINING) ISOENZYME B; OLEAMIDE; PLASTIC; POLYETHYLENE; POLYPROPYLENE; POLYSTYRENE; PROGESTERONE; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE; SOLVENT; THYROID HORMONE;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BIOCHEMISTRY; COST CONTROL; HEATING; HORMONE DETERMINATION; LABORATORY DEVICE; LEACHING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; LABORATORIES; PLASTICS;

EID: 84870676282     PISSN: 00084212     EISSN: 12057541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Y2012-049     Document Type: Article

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