Cyanobacteria and cyanotoxins: From impacts on aquatic ecosystems and human health to anticarcinogenic effects

Toxins

Volumn 5, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1896-1917

  Zanchett, Giliane ^a   Oliveira Filho, Eduardo C ^a  

^a Undergraduates of Medicine in the University Center of Brasilia   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cancer; Cyanobacteria; Cyanotoxins; Proliferation; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; AFLATOXIN; ANATOXIN A; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; APLYSIATOXIN; BACTERIAL TOXIN; CEMADOTIN; CRYPTOPHYCIN 1; CYANOTOXIN; CYLINDROSPERMOPSIN; CYTOCHROME P450; DOLASTATIN; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HYPOXIA INDUCIBLE FACTOR 1; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; LYNGBIATOXIN; LYNGBYATOXIN A; MICROCYSTIN; NODULARIN; PACLITAXEL; PHOSPHOPROTEIN PHOSPHATASE 1; PHOSPHOPROTEIN PHOSPHATASE 2A; PROTEIN KINASE C; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SAXITOXIN; SOBLIDOTIN; SODIUM CHANNEL; TASIDOTIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; VINBLASTINE;

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CELL CONTACT; COLORECTAL CANCER; CYANOBACTERIUM; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; ECOTOXICOLOGY; FLUID INTAKE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; LIVER CANCER; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PHASE 1 CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); PHOTOSYNTHESIS; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CYANOBACTERIA; ECOSYSTEM; HUMANS; MARINE TOXINS;

EID: 84894198395     PISSN: 20726651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/toxins5101896     Document Type: Review

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