First report of microcystins in Taiwan

Toxicon

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 247-255

  Lee, Tzong Huei ^a   Chen, Yih Min ^a   Chou, Hong Nong ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cyanobacteria; Hepatotoxin; Microcystins; Microsystic aeruginosa

Indexed keywords

CYANOGINOSIN;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY; CYANOBACTERIUM; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSED PHASE HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; TAIWAN; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CELLS, CULTURED; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CYANOBACTERIA; ENZYME INHIBITORS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; MICROCYSTINS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PEPTIDES, CYCLIC; TAIWAN; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 0031981584     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0041-0101(97)00128-1     Document Type: Article

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