Changes in metallothionein level in rat hepatic tissue after administration of natural mouldy wheat

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 1138-1160

  Vasatkova, Anna ^a   Krizova, Sarka ^a   Adam, Vojtech ^a   Zeman, Ladislav ^a   Kizek, Rene ^a  

^a MENDEL UNIVERSITY IN BRNO   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Brdicka reaction; Differential pulse voltammetry; Fungi; Liver metabolism; Metallothionein; Mycotoxins; Rats; Vitamins

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN; AFLATOXIN B1; CITRININ; FUMONISIN; METALLOTHIONEIN; MYCOTOXIN; OCHRATOXIN; PATULIN; PENICILLIN G; STERIGMATOCYSTIN; VOMITOXIN; ZEARALENONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RAT; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; WEIGHT CHANGE;

BRDICKA REACTION; DIFFERENTIAL PULSE VOLTAMMETRY; FUNGI; LIVER METABOLISM; METALLOTHIONEIN; MYCOTOXINS; RATS; VITAMINS;

AFLATOXINS; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; FUNGI; LIVER; MALE; METALLOTHIONEIN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; T-2 TOXIN; TRICHOTHECENES; TRITICUM; VITAMINS; ZEARALENONE;

ANIMALIA; FUNGI; RATTUS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 63449098241     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms10031138     Document Type: Article

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