A proteomic analysis of MCLR-induced neurotoxicity: Implications for Alzheimer's disease

Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 127, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 485-495

  Li, Guangyu ^a   Cai, Fei ^b   Yan, Wei ^c   Li, Cairong ^b   Wang, Jianghua ^a  

^a HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HUBEI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Microcystin LR; Proteomic analysis; Tau hyperphosphorylation

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERNEXIN; ALPHA SYNUCLEIN; MICROCYSTIN LR; PHOSPHOPROTEIN PHOSPHATASE; SEPTIN; SEPTIN 5; SERINE; TAU PROTEIN; THREONINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSKELETON; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENZYME INHIBITION; HIPPOCAMPAL CA1 REGION; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MEMORY DISORDER; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEOMICS; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; RAT; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TWO DIMENSIONAL GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; VALIDATION PROCESS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

CYANOBACTERIA; RATTUS;

EID: 84861467439     PISSN: 10966080     EISSN: 10960929     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfs114     Document Type: Article

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