Microcystins cause embryonic toxicity in mice

Toxicon

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 966-972

  Bu, Yan Zhen ^a,b   Li, Xiao Yu ^b   Zhang, Bang Jun ^b   Chung, Ik Kyo ^c   Lee, Jin Ae ^d  

^a HEBEI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HENAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Pusan National University   (South Korea)

^d Inje University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Embryo; Fetus; Microcystins; Microcystis cell extracts; Mouse; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

CELL EXTRACT; CYANOGINOSIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; FETUS HYDROPS; GESTATIONAL AGE; LIVER INJURY; MALE; MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NONHUMAN; PETECHIA; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETON MALFORMATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TAIL; TOXICITY TESTING; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; LIVER; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; MICE; MICROCYSTINS; MICROCYSTIS; PREGNANCY;

ANIMALIA; CYANOBACTERIA; MICROCYSTIS; MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 33750935275     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2006.07.038     Document Type: Article

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