Molecular mechanisms of microcystin toxicity in animal cells

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 268-287

  Campos, Alexandre ^a   Vasconcelos, Vitor ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Animal cells; Apoptosis; Cyanobacteria; Microcystins; Mitochondria

Indexed keywords

4 AMINO 7 TERT BUTYL 5 (4 METHYLPHENYL)PYRAZOLO[3,4 D]PYRIMIDINE; BETA2 INTEGRIN; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; GLYCOPROTEIN P; INTERLEUKIN 2; L SELECTIN; MICROCYSTIN; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2; PROTEIN BID; PROTEIN P53; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE OXIDASE;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; AQUATIC SPECIES; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CELL ORGANELLE; EXCRETION; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TUMOR PROMOTION;

ANIMAL CELLS; APOPTOSIS; CYANOBACTERIA; MICROCYSTINS; MITOCHONDRIA;

ANIMALS; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CELL LINE; DNA DAMAGE; HUMANS; MICROCYSTINS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHOSPHOPROTEIN PHOSPHATASES; PHOSPHOPROTEINS; PROTEIN BINDING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANABAENA; ANIMALIA; APHANIZOMENON; CYANOBACTERIA; MICROCYSTIS; NOSTOC; PLANKTOTHRIX;

EID: 75349086483     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms11010268     Document Type: Review

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