Silkworm as a model animal to evaluate drug candidate toxicity and metabolism

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - C Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 149, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 334-339

  Hamamoto, Hiroshi ^a,b   Tonoike, Akiko ^a   Narushima, Kazuya ^a   Horie, Ryo ^a   Sekimizu, Kazuhisa ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b University of Tokyo   (Japan)

Author keywords

Animal model; Insect; Metabolism; Pharmacodynamics; Silkworm; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

7 ETHOXYCOUMARIN; CYTOCHROME P450; GLUCOSE; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASE; GLUCURONIC ACID; HYMECROMONE; SULFATE; UMBELLIFERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG SCREENING; HEMOLYMPH; LARVA; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SILKWORM; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMALIA; BOMBYX MORI; HEXAPODA; MAMMALIA; MUS;

EID: 60649088439     PISSN: 15320456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2008.08.008     Document Type: Article

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