Comparative cellular toxicity of hydrophilic and hydrophobic microcystins on Caco-2 cells

Toxins

Volumn 4, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1008-1023

  Vesterkvist, Pia S M ^a   Misiorek, Julia O ^a   Spoof, Lisa E M ^a   Toivola, Diana M ^a   Meriluoto, Jussi A O ^a  

^a ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cyanobacteria; MC LF; MC LW; Microcystin; Toxins

Indexed keywords

LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; MICROCYSTIN; MICROCYSTIN LR; MICROCYSTIN LW; OXIDOREDUCTASE; PHOSPHOPROTEIN PHOSPHATASE 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRAIN CACO 2; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYDROPHOBICITY; MEMBRANE DAMAGE;

AMINO ACIDS; APOPTOSIS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CACO-2 CELLS; CELL ADHESION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; HUMANS; HYDROPHOBIC AND HYDROPHILIC INTERACTIONS; MICROCYSTINS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; PHOSPHOPROTEIN PHOSPHATASES; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 84870501331     PISSN: 20726651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/toxins4111008     Document Type: Article

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