The cytotoxicity of aflatoxin B1 in human lymphocytes

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Al Hammadi, Suleiman ^a   Marzouqi, Farida ^a   Al Mansouri, Aysha ^a   Shahin, Allen ^a   Al Shamsi, Mariam ^a   Mensah Brown, Eric ^a   Souid, Abdul Kader ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Caspases; Cellular respiration; Leukocytes; Mitochondria; Mononuclear; Oxygen analyzer

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893373689     PISSN: 2075051X     EISSN: 20750528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12816/0003338     Document Type: Article

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