Rhodanese in mouse brain: Regional differences and their metabolic implications

Toxicology Mechanisms and Methods

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 169-172

  Wrobel M ^a   Czubak, J ^a   Srebro, Z ^a   Jurkowska, H ^a  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Cyanide; Mouse Brain; Rhodanese; Sulfane Sulfur

Indexed keywords

THIOSULFATE SULFURTRANSFERASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BRAIN FOURTH VENTRICLE; BRAIN METABOLISM; CHOROID PLEXUS; DIENCEPHALON; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; EPENDYMOMA; HIPPOCAMPUS; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MESENCEPHALON; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHOMBENCEPHALON; TELENCEPHALON;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33646339948     PISSN: 15376516     EISSN: 15376524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15376520500194700     Document Type: Article

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