Treatment protocols for transgenic mutation assays in vivo

Mutagenesis

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 1995, Pages 467-470

  Heddle, John A ^a   Shaver walker, P ^a   Tao, K S ^a   Zhang, X B ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MUTAGENIC AGENT;

ASSAY; GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICE; METHODOLOGY; MUTAGEN TESTING; MUTATION RATE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; TRANSGENIC ANIMAL;

ANIMAL; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; BETA-GALACTOSIDASE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GENE FREQUENCY; INTESTINE, SMALL; MODELS, GENETIC; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; MUTATION; RESEARCH DESIGN; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0028871774     PISSN: 02678357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/mutage/10.6.467     Document Type: Note

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