Carbamoylation correlates of cyanate neuropathy and cyanide poisoning: Relevance to the biomarkers of cassava cyanogenesis and motor system toxicity

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Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-8

  Kimani, Samuel ^a   Moterroso, Victor ^b   Lasarev, Mike ^b   Kipruto, Sinei ^a   Bukachi, Fred ^a   Maitai, Charles ^a   David, Larry ^b   Tshala Katumbay, Desire ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbamoylation; Cyanate; Cyanide; Neuropathy; Proteomics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84891385405     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21931801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2193-1801-2-647     Document Type: Article

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