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Prophylactic efficacy of some chemoprotectants against abrin induced lethality

Abrin is a highly toxic protein produced by Abrus precatorius. Exposure to abrin, either through accident or by act of terrorism, poses a significant risk to human health and safety. Abrin functions as a ribosome-inactivating protein by depurinating the 28S rRNA and inhibits protein synthesis. It is...

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Autores principales: Saxena, Nandita, Bhutia, Yangchen Doma, Kumar, Om, Phatak, Pooja, Kaul, Ramesh Kumar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Slovak Toxicology Society SETOX 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6829683/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31719788
http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/intox-2018-0013