Liver slice culture for assessing hepatotoxicity of freshwater cyanobacteria

Human & Experimental Toxicology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 105-110

  Bhattacharya, R ^a   Rao, P V Lakshmana ^a   Bhaskar, A S B ^a   Pant, S C ^a   Dube, S N ^a  

^a DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ESTABLISHMENT   (India)

Author keywords

cyanobacteria; Liver slice culture; Microcystin LR; Microcystis sp; toxicity; viability

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; FRESH WATER; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CYANOBACTERIUM; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER MITOCHONDRION; LIVER SLICE; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE CULTURE; TOXICITY TESTING;

ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANIMALS; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; CELL DIVISION; CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CYANOBACTERIA; CYTOSOL; DNA; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FRESH WATER; GLUTATHIONE; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LETHAL DOSE 50; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; MALE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; METALLOTHIONEIN; MICE; MICROCYSTINS; MITOCHONDRIA, LIVER; PEPTIDES, CYCLIC; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TOXINS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 13344270395     PISSN: 09603271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/096032719601500202     Document Type: Article

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