Contrasting Nephropathic Responses to Oral Administration of Extract of Cultured Penicillium polonicum in Rat and Primate
Liquid- or solid substrate-cultured Penicillium polonicum administered in feed to rats over several days evokes a histopathological response in kidney involving apoptosis and abnormal mitosis in proximal tubules. The amphoteric toxin is yet only partly characterized, but can be isolated from culture...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2010-08-01
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| Series: | Toxins |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/2/8/2083/ |