Protection Against Microcystin-LR-Induced Hepatotoxicity by Silymarin: Biochemistry, Histopathology, and Lethality
- 1 January 1991
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Pharmaceutical Research
- Vol. 08 (2) , 273-277
- https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1015868809990
Abstract
Microcystin-LR, a cyclic heptapeptide synthesized by the blue-green algae, Microcystis aeruginosa, is a potent hepatotoxin. Pathological examination of livers from mice and rats that received...Keywords
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