Induction of SOS response in Escherichia coli strain PQ37 by 16 chemical compounds and human urine extracts

Mutagenesis

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1989, Pages 51-57

  Venier, Paola ^a   Montini, Roberta ^a   Zordan, Mauro ^a   Clonfero, Erminio ^a,b   Paleologo, Maurizio ^a   Levis, Angelo Gino ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b Department of Prevention Occupational Health Unit COR Veneto   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL MUTAGEN; COAL TAR;

DNA DAMAGE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEREDITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MUTAGEN TESTING; NONHUMAN; PSORIASIS; SMOKING; URINE;

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; BETA-GALACTOSIDASE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CHROMIUM; COAL TAR; DNA REPAIR; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIGANDS; MALE; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; MUTAGENS; MUTATION; PLANTS, TOXIC; PSORIASIS; SMOKING; SOS RESPONSE (GENETICS); SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TOBACCO;

EID: 0024562395     PISSN: 02678357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/mutage/4.1.51     Document Type: Article

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