Cytotoxicity and apoptotic effects of microcystin-LR and anatoxin-a in mouse lymphocytes

Folia Biologica

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 62-67

  Teneva, I ^a   Mladenov, R ^a   Popov, N ^a   Dzhambazov, Balik M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLOVDIV   (Bulgaria)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anatoxin a; Apoptosis; Cytotoxicity; Microcystin LR; Mouse lymphocytes

Indexed keywords

ANATOXIN A; B LYMPHOCYTE ANTIGEN; B LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR; CYANOGINOSIN LR;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CELL TYPE; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; SPLEEN CELL; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; TOXIN ANALYSIS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 22144485526     PISSN: 00155500     EISSN: 25337602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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