The Pathological Effects of Melamine and Cyanuric Acid in the Diet of Walking Catfish (Clarius batrachus)

Journal of Comparative Pathology

Volumn 147, Issue 2-3, 2012, Pages 259-266

  Pirarat, N ^a   Katagiri, T ^b   Chansue, N ^a   Ponpornpisit, A ^a   Endo, M ^b   Maita, M ^b  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF MARINE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cyanuric acid; Melamine; Toxicity; Walking catfish

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CREATININE; CYANURIC ACID; MELAMINE; PLASTIC; POLYMER; URIC ACID;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CATFISH; CLARIUS BATRACHUS; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HEART; KIDNEY; KIDNEY INJURY; LIVER; LIVER GRANULOMA; NEPHRITIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN DISCOLORATION; SPLEEN; STAIN; URIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CATFISHES; CRYSTALLIZATION; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GRANULOMA; KIDNEY; LIVER; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; PIGMENTATION DISORDERS; SKIN; TOXICITY TESTS; TRIAZINES;

ANIMALIA; BATRACHOIDES; CLARIAS;

EID: 84864416902     PISSN: 00219975     EISSN: 15323129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcpa.2011.12.008     Document Type: Article

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