In vivo influence of cyanobacterial toxins on enzyme activity and gene expression of protein phosphatases in Alfalfa (Medicago sativa)

Toxicon

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 84-90

  Peuthert, Anja ^a   Lawton, Linda ^b   Pflugmacher, Stephan ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF FRESHWATER ECOLOGY AND INLAND FISHERIES   (Germany)

^b ROBERT GORDON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alfalfa; Cyanotoxins; Protein phosphatases

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TOXIN; MESSENGER RNA; MICROCYSTIN; MICROCYSTIN LR; MICROCYSTIN LW; OKADAIC ACID; PHOSPHATASE; PHOSPHATASE 1; PHOSPHATASE 2A;

ALFALFA; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CYANOBACTERIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME SUBUNIT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLANT SEED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

BACTERIAL TOXINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; MARINE TOXINS; MEDICAGO SATIVA; MICROCYSTINS; OKADAIC ACID; PROTEIN PHOSPHATASE 1; PROTEIN PHOSPHATASE 2;

CYANOBACTERIA; EUKARYOTA; MEDICAGO SATIVA; MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA; SYNECHOCYSTIS;

EID: 48049099908     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2008.04.172     Document Type: Article

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