Diquat-induced cytotoxicity on Vero and HeLa cell lines: Effect of melatonin and dihydromelatonin

Interdisciplinary Toxicology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 184-188

  Moravčík, Roman ^a   Okuliarová, Monika ^a   Kováčová, Elena ^a   Zeman, Michal ^a  

^a Faculty of Natural Sciences   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

dihydromelatonin; diquat; flow cytometry; melatonin; oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; DIHYDROMELATONIN; DIQUAT; MELATONIN; MELATONIN DERIVATIVE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL CELL CULTURE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; CYTOTOXICITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HELA CELL LINE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN CELL CULTURE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; VERO CELL LINE;

EID: 84924916734     PISSN: 13376853     EISSN: 13379569     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/intox-2014-0026     Document Type: Article

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