Enzymatic methylation of arsenic compounds. V. Arsenite methyltransferase activity in tissues of mice

Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology

Volumn 148, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 65-70

  Healy, Sheila M ^a   Casarez, Elizabeth A ^a   Ayala Fierro, Felix ^a   Aposhian, H Vasken ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC DERIVATIVE; METHYLTRANSFERASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSOL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; KIDNEY; LIVER; LUNG; MALE; METHYLATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; TESTIS; TOXICOLOGY; XENOBIOTIC METABOLISM;

EID: 0031906575     PISSN: 0041008X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/taap.1997.8306     Document Type: Article

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