Effect of pavetamine on protein synthesis in rat tissue

Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 325-330

  Schultz, R A ^a   Fourie, N ^b   Basson, K M ^a   Labuschagne, L ^a   Prozesky, L ^c  

^a ONDERSTEPOORT VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^b Intervet   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Gousiekte; Pavetamine; Polyamine; Protein synthesis inhibition; Rats

Indexed keywords

PAVETAMINE; PLANT EXTRACT; PLANT TOXIN; POLYAMINE; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITOR;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BOVIDS; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DRUG EFFECT; HEART; HEART DISEASE; HEART MUSCLE; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; METABOLISM; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALS; HEART; HEART DISEASES; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; MYOCARDIUM; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT POISONING; POLYAMINES; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RUMINANTS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0035751211     PISSN: 00302465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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