Heterocyst envelope thickness, heterocyst frequency and nitrogenase activity in Anabaena flos-aquae: influence of exogenous oxygen tension
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Toxicology and pharmacological action of anabaena flos-aquae toxin.
Calves, rats, ducks, and goldfish given lethal oral doses of bacteria-free lyophilized cell suspensions of toxic Anabaena flos-aquae died as a result of respiratory arrest. Experiments with selected animals and pharmacological preparations showed that the main effect of the toxin was production of a sustained postsynaptic depolarizing neuromuscular blockade.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of General Microbiology
سال: 1992
ISSN: 0022-1287
DOI: 10.1099/00221287-138-12-2673