In vitro toxicity of melamine against Tetrahymena pyriformis cells

Journal of Veterinary Science

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 27-34

  Wang, Zhengfang ^a   Chen, Liben ^a   Al Kasir, Rashad ^a   Han, Bo ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cytotoxicity; MALDI TOF MS; Melamine; Protein biomarker; T. pyriformis

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; FOOD ADDITIVE; MELAMINE; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN; TRIAZINE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; IC 50; MASS SPECTROMETRY; TETRAHYMENA PYRIFORMIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANIMAL FEED; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; FOOD ADDITIVES; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; SPECTROMETRY, MASS, MATRIX-ASSISTED LASER DESORPTION-IONIZATION; TETRAHYMENA PYRIFORMIS; TRIAZINES;

EUKARYOTA; TETRAHYMENA PYRIFORMIS;

EID: 79952086061     PISSN: 1229845X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4142/jvs.2011.12.1.27     Document Type: Article

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