The toxicology of microcystins

Toxicon

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 953-962

  Dawson, R M ^a  

^a AERO AND MAR RESEARCH LABORATORY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYANOGINOSIN; CYANOGINOSIN LR; PHOSPHOPROTEIN PHOSPHATASE 1; PHOSPHOPROTEIN PHOSPHATASE 2A;

CYANOBACTERIUM; ENZYME INHIBITION; HUMAN; LIVER TOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TOXICITY TESTING; TOXICOKINETICS; TOXIN ANALYSIS; TOXIN STRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CYANOBACTERIA; ENZYME INHIBITORS; LIVER DISEASES; MARINE TOXINS; MICROCYSTINS; PEPTIDES, CYCLIC; PHOSPHOPROTEIN PHOSPHATASE;

EID: 0032124844     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0041-0101(97)00102-5     Document Type: Review

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