Toxicology and evaluation of microcystins

Therapeutic Drug Monitoring

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 69-72

  Lam, Paul K S ^a   Yang, Mengsu ^a   Lam, Michael H W ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Biosensor technology; Microcystins; Solid phase microextraction

Indexed keywords

CYANOGINOSIN;

ARTICLE; BINDING KINETICS; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENZYME BINDING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECRETION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; TOXIN ANALYSIS; TUMOR GROWTH;

ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CYANOBACTERIA; EUTROPHICATION; FOOD POISONING; HUMANS; MICROCYSTINS; PEPTIDES, CYCLIC; RISK;

EID: 0033961952     PISSN: 01634356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007691-200002000-00015     Document Type: Article

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