Cell culture, oxidative stress, and antioxidants: Avoiding pitfalls

Biomedical Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 99-105

  Halliwell, Barry ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

antioxidant; ascorbate; cell culture; flavonoid; oxidative stress; oxygen radicals

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; CAROTENOID; POLYPHENOL; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; CULTURE MEDIUM;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL DAMAGE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL GROWTH; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CELL TYPE; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; IN VIVO STUDY; INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; ANIMAL; CULTURE MEDIUM; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; DRUG EFFECTS; METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CULTURE MEDIA; HUMANS; HYPERGLYCEMIA; OXIDATIVE STRESS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES;

EID: 84902462980     PISSN: 23194170     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/2319-4170.128725     Document Type: Article

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