DEVELOPMENT OF CELL CULTURE MODELS FOR TOXICOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF AMBIENT AIRBORNE PARTICLES




Patrick Goegan


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A thesis presented to the
University of Waterloo in fulfilment of the thesis requirement for the degree of Master of Science in Biology



Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, 1995


© Patrick Goegan 1995



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Publications relevant to this thesis

Sequential In Vitro Effects of Airborne Particles in Lung Macrophages and Reporter CAT-gene Cell Lines
Toxicology In Vitro 12:25-37 1998

Regulation of Promoter-CAT Stress Genes in HepG2 Cells by Suspensions of Particles from Ambient Air
Fundamental and Applied Toxicology 39:18-32 1997

Effects of Serum Protein and Colloid on the AlamarBlue Assay
in Cell Cultures
Toxicology In Vitro 9:257-266 1995



ABSTRACT

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

DEDICATIONS

CHAPTER I:
GENERAL INFORMATION

CHAPTER II:
INITIAL ASSEMBLY OF AN ALVEOLAR CO-CULTURE MODEL

CHAPTER III:
TOXICITY OF ATMOSPHERIC PARTICLES TOWARDS PULMONARY CELL CULTURES

CHAPTER IV:
DEVELOPMENT OF A SEQUENTIAL CELL CULTURE MODEL FOR STUDYING THE DYNAMICS OF PARTICLE TOXICITY

CONCLUSION

REFERENCES

APPENDIX 1

APPENDIX 2



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