Mono- and dimethylation of arsenic in rat liver cytosol in vitro

Chemico-Biological Interactions

Volumn 99, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 147-164

  Styblo, Miroslav ^a,c   Delnomdedieu, Marielle ^a   Thomas, David J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Glutathione; Methylation; Rat liver; S adenosylmethionine

Indexed keywords

ARSENATE SODIUM; ARSENIC; ARSENITE SODIUM; CACODYLIC ACID; EDETIC ACID; ENZYME INHIBITOR; GLUTATHIONE; MERCURIC CHLORIDE; METHANEARSONIC ACID; METHYLTRANSFERASE; S ADENOSYLHOMOCYSTEINE; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; IN VITRO STUDY; LIVER CYTOSOL; MALE; METHYLATION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN BINDING; RAT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030034424     PISSN: 00092797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0009-2797(95)03666-0     Document Type: Article

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