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CYTOTOXICITY TEST [1 record]

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Record 1 2006-05-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Environmental Studies and Analyses
  • Cytology
OBS

cytotoxicity: the quality of being capable of producing a specific toxic action upon cells of special organs.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Études et analyses environnementales
  • Cytologie
CONT

La notion d'action cytotoxique d'un polluant [...] exprime l'action métabolique sur les cellules de l'appareil respiratoire. Cette notion de cytotoxicité oppose certaines poussières comme la silice à d'autres comme le charbon [...]. Le meilleur test de cytotoxicité est représenté par la mort de la cellule, et peut-être, à un stade prélétal, par la libération d'enzymes cytoplasmiques dans le milieu extérieur ou par la pénétration de colorants vitaux à l'intérieur de la cellule indiquant une perméabilité anormale de la membrane plasmique.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Estudios y análisis del medio ambiente
  • Citología
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