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Alpha-class glutathione S-transferases in wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo): characterization and role in resistance to the carcinogenic mycotoxin aflatoxin B1.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Kim Ji Eun, Bunderson Brett R, Croasdell Amanda, Reed Kent M, Coulombe Roger A
Abstract excerpt
Domestic turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) are one of the most susceptible animals known to the toxic effects of the mycotoxin aflatoxin B1 (AFB1), a potent human hepatocarcinogen, and universal maize contaminant. We have demonstrated that such susceptibility is associated with the inability of hepat...
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