An investigation of the degradation of the plant toxin, ricin, by sodium hypochlorite

Toxicon

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 287-291

  Mackinnon, Philip J ^a   Alderton, Malcolm R ^a  

^a AERO AND MAR RESEARCH LABORATORY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM; RICIN;

ARTICLE; CYTOTOXICITY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; IN VITRO STUDY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; TOXIN ANALYSIS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; DISINFECTANTS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FEMALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; RICIN; SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE;

EID: 0033991283     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0041-0101(99)00142-7     Document Type: Article

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