<b><em>In vitro</em> ZnCl₂ cytotoxicity and genotoxicity in human leukocytes: Zero-order kinetic cellular zinc influx

• Main Authors: Luciana Pereira de Pereira (Author), Fabiana Ernestina Barcellos da Silva (Author), Érico Marlon Moraes Flores (Author), Henri Stephan Schrekker (Author), Michel Mansur Machado (Author), Luís Flávio Souza Oliveira (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Estadual de Maringá, 2015-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Zinc (Zn) is an essential trace element for cellular viability, but concentrations above physiologic level may lead to cellular damage. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the in vitro ZnCl2 genotoxicity and cytotoxicity in human leukocyte cells. This was assessed in an unprecedented wa...