Comparative toxicity of four microcystins of different hydrophobicities to the protozoan, Tetrahymena pyriformis

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 874-882

  Ward, C J ^b   Codd, G A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ORGANISMS; HYDROPHOBICITY; POPULATION STATISTICS;

1-OCTANOL; COMPARATIVE TOXICITY; CYANOBACTERIUM; HEPTAPEPTIDE HEPATOTOXINS; IN-VIVO; MICROCYSTIN-LR; MICROCYSTINS; OCTANOL-WATER PARTITION COEFFICIENT; TETRAHYMENA PYRIFORMIS; VIVO TOXICITY;

TOXICITY;

CYANOGINOSIN; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE;

ARTICLE; CELL POPULATION; CELL RESPIRATION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CYANOBACTERIUM; CYTOTOXICITY; DOSE RESPONSE; GROWTH INHIBITION; GROWTH RATE; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIVER TOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; PROTOZOON; REACTION TIME; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; TETRAHYMENA PYRIFORMIS;

TETRAHYMENA PYRIFORMIS;

EID: 0032948158     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.1999.00771.x     Document Type: Article

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