Harmful cyanotoxins: Hepatotoxic effects of microcystin in mammalian animals

Medycyna Weterynaryjna

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 522-524

  Bownik, Adam ^a   Skowroński, Tadeusz ^a  

^a JOHN PAUL II CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF LUBLIN   (Poland)

Author keywords

Cyanotoxin; Microcystin

Indexed keywords

ANABAENA; ANIMALIA; CYANOBACTERIA; HAPALOSIPHON; MAMMALIA; MICROCYSTIS; NOSTOC; PLANKTOTHRIX;

EID: 34249717955     PISSN: 00258628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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