Impacts of microcystin, a cyanobacterial toxin, on laboratory rodents in vivo

Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 263-273

  Ziková, Andrea ^a   Kopp, Radovan ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Intraperitoneal, oral, intratracheal application; Mice; Microcystin; Rats

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CYANOBACTERIA; MAMMALIA; MUS; RATTUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 57449084949     PISSN: 12118516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11118/actaun200856050263     Document Type: Review

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