Cytotoxicity and transcriptional activation of stress genes in human liver carcinoma cells (HepG2) exposed to cadmium chloride

Paul Bernard Tchounwou; Ali Ishaque; John A. Schneider

doi:10.1023/a:1017922114201

Keywords

Molecular biologyBiologyCadmium chlorideChloramphenicol acetyltransferaseDNA damageMetallothioneinCell cultureCarcinogenMTT assayGeneGene expressionReporter geneCadmiumBiochemistryChemistryDNAGenetics

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Jackson State University US

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Year: 2001
Type: article
Volume: 222
Issue: 1-2
Pages: 21-28
Citations: 66
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                                    Paul Bernard Tchounwou, 
                                
                                    Ali Ishaque, 
                                
                                    John A. Schneider
                                
                            (2001). 
                            Cytotoxicity and transcriptional activation of stress genes in human liver carcinoma cells (HepG2) exposed to cadmium chloride. 
                            Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
                            , 222
                            (1-2)
                            , 21-28.
                            https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1017922114201

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DOI: 10.1023/a:1017922114201