Microcystins: Measuring human exposure and the impact on human health

Biomarkers

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 639-649

  Meneely, Julie P ^a   Elliott, Christopher T ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Colorectal cancer; Hepatotoxic; Liver damage; Primary liver cancer

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; MICROCYSTIN; MICROCYSTIN LR; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CARCINOGENICITY; CHRONIC TOXICITY; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CYTOTOXICITY; EXCRETION; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; GAMMA GLUTAMYL TRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; GENOTOXICITY; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE BLOOD LEVEL; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER INJURY; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXIC HEPATITIS; TOXICITY TESTING; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

CARCINOGENICITY TESTS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; MICROCYSTINS; MUTAGENICITY TESTS;

EID: 84889876162     PISSN: 1354750X     EISSN: 13665804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/1354750X.2013.841756     Document Type: Review

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