A comparative mutagenicity study of the three carbamate fungicides ziram, thiram and dithane M-45

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 171-180

  Hemavathi, E ^b   Abdul Rahiman, M ^a  

^a MANGALORE UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b SPW Junior College   (India)

Author keywords

fungicide; mutagenicity; Swiss albino mice

Indexed keywords

CARBAMIC ACID; FUNGICIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; MOUSE; MUTAGENICITY; NONHUMAN; TOXICITY TESTING;

EID: 0029746482     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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