Cytogenetic effects of the food preservatives - Sodium benzoate and sodium sulphite on Vicia faba root meristems

Mutation Research/Genetic Toxicology

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 1982, Pages 213-219

  Njagi, G D E ^a   Gopalan, H N B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZOIC ACID; FOOD PRESERVATIVE; RADIOISOTOPE; SODIUM SULFITE;

ANAPHASE BRIDGE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; CHROMOSOME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SYNTHESIS; DNA SYNTHESIS INHIBITION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG COMPARISON; DRUG RESPONSE; HIGHER PLANT; IN VITRO STUDY; MICRONUCLEUS; MITOSIS; MUTAGENICITY; PLANT ROOT; ROOT MERISTEM; THYMIDINE H 3; VICIA FABA;

BENZOATES; BENZOIC ACID; FABACEAE; FOOD PRESERVATIVES; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; MUTAGENS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; SULFITES;

EID: 0019959623     PISSN: 01651218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0165-1218(82)90131-8     Document Type: Article

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