Transmission electron and immunoelectron microscopic studies on microcystin-LR-induced hepatic injuries in mice

Journal of Toxicologic Pathology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 157-161

  Yoshida, Toshinori ^a,b   Nakamura, Yumi ^a   Tsutsumi, Tomoaki ^c,d   Nagata, Satoshi ^c,e   Yoshida, Fuyuko ^c   Malta, Keizo ^b   Harada, Takanori ^a   Ueno, Yoshio ^c,f  

^a Laboratory of Pathology   (Japan)

^b INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY   (Japan)

^c TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Japan)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^f Tochigi Institute of Clinical Pathology   (Japan)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Endothelial cell; Hepatocyte; Kupffer cell; Microcystin LR; Pre embedding immunoelectron microscopy

Indexed keywords

EID: 52549121261     PISSN: 09149198     EISSN: 09149198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1293/tox.14.157     Document Type: Article

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