Cyanobacterial toxins and liver disease

Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 87, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 773-788

  Labine, M A ^a   Minuk, G Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Blue green algae; Carcinogenicity; Cyanobacteria; Cylindrospermopsin; Freshwater; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Hepatotoxicity; Hepatotoxins; Liver disease; Microcystins; Toxins

Indexed keywords

CYLINDROSPERMOPSIN; HEPATOTOXIN; MICROCYSTIN; NODULARIN; TOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BLUE GREEN ALGA; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; LIVER DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CARCINOGENS; CYANOBACTERIA; DRUG-INDUCED LIVER INJURY; HUMANS; MARINE TOXINS;

EID: 70449116242     PISSN: 00084212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Y09-081     Document Type: Review

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