Rhamnus cathartica (Buckthorn) hepatocellular toxicity in mice*

Toxicologic Pathology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 449-452

  Lichtensteiger, Carol A ^a   Johnston, Nancy A ^a,b   Beasley, Val R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Glycogen; Hepatocytes; Horse; Liver; Neurologic disease; Toxin

Indexed keywords

GLYCOGEN; NEUROTOXIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GLYCOGEN METABOLISM; HORSE; LIVER CELL; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; MOUSE; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PERIODIC ACID SCHIFF STAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHAMNUS;

ANIMALIA; AVES; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; HUMBOLDTIANA; KARWINSKIA HUMBOLDTIANA; MAMMALIA; RHAMNACEAE; RHAMNUS CATHARTICA; RODENTIA;

EID: 0030865826     PISSN: 01926233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/019262339702500503     Document Type: Article

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