Effect of ricin on some biochemical, haematological, and histopathological variables in mice

Defence Science Journal

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 493-502

  Kumar, Om ^a   Sugendran, K ^a   Pant, S C ^a   Vijayaraghavan, R ^a   Prakash, A O ^b  

^a DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ESTABLISHMENT   (India)

^b JIWAJI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Intraperitoneal route; Leukocytosis; Median lethal concentration; Mice; Oral route; Piloerection; Proteineous toxin; Ricin; Toxicity; Uric acid

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; BLOOD; HISTOLOGY; LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES; ORGANIC ACIDS; PATHOLOGY; PROTEINS; SEDIMENTATION;

INTRAPERITONEAL ROUTE; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MEDIAN LETHAL CONCENTRATION; MICE; ORAL ROUTE; PILOERECTION; PROTEINEOUS TOXIN; RICIN; URIC ACID;

TOXIC MATERIALS;

EID: 13944266848     PISSN: 0011748X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14429/dsj.54.2063     Document Type: Article

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