Involvement ofN-Acetylcysteine-sensitive Pathways in Ricin-induced Apoptotic Cell Death in U937 Cells
- 1 January 1999
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry
- Vol. 63 (2), 341-348
- https://doi.org/10.1271/bbb.63.341
Abstract
We have found that the antioxidant N-acetylcysteine (NAC) strongly inhibited ricin-induced apoptotic cell death in U937 cells (human myeloid leukemia), as judged by cytotoxicity, nuclear morphologi...Keywords
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