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Apoptotic indices in HepG2 cells incubated with 10 mM Pb(NO3)2 or KNO3 after 24 hours incubation with BSO 1 mM.* |
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| Hours |
6 |
8 |
16 |
24 |
6 |
8 |
16 |
24 |
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| Treatments |
Without BSO |
With BSO |
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| Control |
ND |
ND |
ND |
2 |
ND |
ND |
ND |
5 |
| Pb(NO3)2 |
0.8 |
2 |
1.5 |
2.4 |
1.8 |
3.2 |
7.5 |
6.8 |
| KNO3 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
2.2 |
0.9 |
1.6 |
3.1 |
4.8 |
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*Apoptotic indexes are given as percentage of apoptotic cells counted on slides of haematoxylin-eosin stained cells. At least 150 cells in at least 10 randomly selected fields were counted. | ||||||||
Pagliara et al. Comparative Hepatology 2003 2:8 doi:10.1186/1476-5926-2-8 |
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