The effect of selenium in the detoxification of the microcystin hepatotoxins
Blooms of cyanobacteria have been known to cause illness in humans and death in wild and domestic animals. One of the toxins produced by cyanobacteria is microcystin, which is a potent hepatotoxin. Microcystin is taken up by bile acid transporters in the intestine and transported into the liver. Aft...
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University of Port Elizabeth
2002
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10948/284 |