In vitro toxicity of zinc oxide nanoparticles: a review

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2015, Pages

  Pandurangan, Muthuraman ^a   Kim, Doo Hwan ^a  

^a Konkuk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cell viability; Cytotoxicity; Environmental and health effects; In vitro; ROS; ZnO nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

CELL CULTURE; CELL DEATH; CELL IMMOBILIZATION; CELL MEMBRANES; CELLS; CYTOLOGY; CYTOTOXICITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; METAL NANOPARTICLES; MITOCHONDRIA; TOXICITY; ZINC; ZINC OXIDE;

CELL VIABILITY; ENVIRONMENTAL AND HEALTH EFFECTS; IN-VITRO; ROS; ZNO NANOPARTICLES;

NANOPARTICLES;

ZINC; ZINC OXIDE NANOPARTICLE;

3T3 CELL LINE; A549 CELL LINE; BEAS 2B CELL LINE; C2C12 CELL LINE; CANCER CELL LINE; CELL LINE; COLON CANCER CELL LINE; CYTOTOXICITY; GENOTOXICITY; HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA CELL LINE; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; LUNG CANCER CELL LINE; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKIN CELL;

EID: 84925662856     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: 1572896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-015-2958-9     Document Type: Review

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