Abstract |
The neutral red (NR) cell viability assay was used with various cell types of human origin to quantitate the potency of T-2 mycotoxin and its metabolites. The human melanoma SK-Mel/27 cell line was the most sensitive, with a midpoint cytotoxicity value of 2.8 ng of T-2 per ml. With the human hepatoma cell line, HepG2, the sequence of potency for a series of mycotoxins was T-2 greater than HT-2 greater than T-2 triol greater than T-2 tetraol.
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Authors | H Babich, E Borenfreund |
Journal | Applied and environmental microbiology
(Appl Environ Microbiol)
Vol. 57
Issue 7
Pg. 2101-3
(Jul 1991)
ISSN: 0099-2240 [Print] United States |
PMID | 1892400
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
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Topics |
- Animal Testing Alternatives
- Cell Line
- Cell Survival
- Humans
- Melanoma
- Neutral Red
- T-2 Toxin
(metabolism, toxicity)
- Tumor Cells, Cultured
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