Toxicity of the cyanobacterium Limnothrix AC0243 to male Balb/c mice

Water Research

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1576-1583

  Humpage, Andrew ^a   Falconer, Ian ^b   Bernard, Catherine ^a,c   Froscio, Suzanne ^a   Fabbro, Larelle ^c  

^a AUSTRALIAN WATER QUALITY CENTRE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Blue green algae; Cyanobacteria; Cyanotoxin; Limnothrixin; Toxin

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; MAMMALS; POTABLE WATER; TOXICITY; WATER SUPPLY;

BALB/C MICE; BLUE GREEN ALGAE; CYANOBACTERIUM; CYANOTOXINS; FRESH WATER; IN-VITRO; LIMNOTHRIXIN; TOXIC AGENTS; TOXIC EFFECT; TOXIN;

PUBLIC HEALTH;

BACTERIAL TOXIN; DRINKING WATER;

BIOASSAY; CYANOBACTERIUM; DRINKING WATER; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RODENT; SUBLETHAL EFFECT; TOXIC ORGANISM; TOXIC SUBSTANCE; TOXICITY; WATER SUPPLY;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CELL DEATH; CYANOBACTERIUM; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; KIDNEY; LIMNOTHRIX; LIVER; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; WATER SUPPLY;

CHLOROPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA; LIMNOTHRIX; MUS;

EID: 84856648919     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2011.11.019     Document Type: Article

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