An investigation into the effect of selenium supplementation on microcystin hepatotoxicity

Toxicon

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 451-458

  Gehringer, Michelle M ^a   Downs, Kerry S ^a   Downing, Timothy G ^a   Naudé, Ryno J ^a   Shephard, Enid G ^b  

^a NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cyanobacteria; Glutathione peroxidase; Glutathione S transferase; Hepatotoxicity; Microcystin LR; Mouse; Selenium

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CYANOGINOSIN LR; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; SODIUM SELENITE;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LETHAL DOSE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER TOXICITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CYANOBACTERIA; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; LETHAL DOSE 50; LIVER; LIVER DISEASES; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICROCYSTINS; PEPTIDES, CYCLIC; SODIUM SELENITE;

ANIMALIA; CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 0037376319     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0041-0101(02)00362-8     Document Type: Article

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