Microcystic cyanobacteria causes mitochondrial membrane potential alteration and reactive oxygen species formation in primary cultured rat hepatocytes.
Cyanobacteria contamination of water has become a growing public health problem worldwide. Microcystis aeruginosa is one of the most common toxic cyanobacteria. It is capable of producing microcystins, a group of cyclic heptapeptide compounds with potent hepatotoxicity and tumor promotion activity....
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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1998
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1533114/ |