Decreased hepatic ALT synthesis is an outcome of subchronic microcystin- LR toxicity

Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology

Volumn 164, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 216-220

  Solter, Philip ^a   Liu, Zonglin ^a   Guzman, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Alanine aminotransferase; Liver; Microcystin LR; Protein phosphatase; Protein synthesis

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CYANOGINOSIN; LIVER ENZYME; MESSENGER RNA; PHOSPHOPROTEIN PHOSPHATASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LIVER CELL; LIVER FUNCTION; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RAT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0034655724     PISSN: 0041008X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/taap.2000.8895     Document Type: Article

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