Effects of the phenoxy herbicide MCPA on SCE frequency and cell kinetics in developing chick embryos

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 25-29

  Arias, Elio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 (4 CHLORO 2 METHYLPHENOXY)ACETIC ACID; HERBICIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL KINETICS; CHICK EMBRYO; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENETIC RISK; GENOTOXICITY; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; METAPHASE; MITOSIS INDEX; NONHUMAN; SISTER CHROMATID EXCHANGE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0029870015     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/eesa.1996.0002     Document Type: Article

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