Fol. Biol. 2021, 67, 76-81

https://doi.org/10.14712/fb2021067020076

Human Adrenocortical Carcinoma (NCI-H295R) Cell Line as an In Vitro Cell Culture Model for Assessing the Impact of Iron on Steroidogenesis

Z. Kňažická1, Veronika Fialková2, H. Ďúranová2, J. Bilčíková2,3, E. Kováčiková2, M. Miškeje2, V. Valková2, Z. Forgács4, S. Roychoudhury5, P. Massányi6, N. Lukáč6

1Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Sciences, Slovak University of Agriculture, Nitra, Slovak Republic
2AgroBioTech Research Centre, Slovak University of Agriculture, Nitra, Slovak Republic
3Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Faculty of Agrobiology and Food Resources, Slovak University of Agriculture, Nitra, Slovak Republic
4Independent Researcher, Budapest, Hungary
5Department of Life Science and Bioinformatics, Assam University, Silchar, India
6Department of Animal Physiology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Sciences, Slovak University of Agriculture, Nitra, Slovak Republic

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