Cytogenetic genotoxicity of antiherpes virostatics in Chinese hamster V79-E cells. I. Purine nucleoside analogues

Antiviral Research

Volumn 31, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 105-113

  Thust, Rudolf ^a   Schacke, Michael ^a   Wutzler, Peter ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antiherpes nucleosides; Chromosome damage; Purine analogues; Virostatics

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; FAMCICLOVIR; GANCICLOVIR; PENCICLOVIR; PURINE NUCLEOSIDE DERIVATIVE; VALACICLOVIR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHINESE HAMSTER; CHROMOSOME DAMAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOXICITY; GENOTOXICITY; HERPES; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029884088     PISSN: 01663542     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0166-3542(96)00961-8     Document Type: Article

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