Morphological and lethal effects of mitomycin C, N-methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine, benzo(a)pyrene and 4-nitroquinoline 1-oxide on a large unicellular indicator organism, Closterium ehrenbergii (green alga)

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 305-312

  Hamada, J ^a   Kim, S G ^a   Matsui, S ^a  

^a TOYAMA MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

4 nitroquinolin 1 oxide; Benzo(a)pyrene; Closterium ehrenbergii; Green alga; Indicator organism; Mitomycin C; Morphology; Mutagen; N methyl N' nitro N nitroso guanidine; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

CELLS; INDICATORS (CHEMICAL); MORPHOLOGY; MUTAGENS; SOLVENTS; TOXICITY;

BENZOPYRENE; CLOSTERIUM EHRENBERGII; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; LETHAL EFFECTS; METHYL NITRO NITROSOGUANIDINE; MITOMYCIN; NITROQUINONE OXIDE;

ALGAE;

4 NITROQUINOLINE 1 OXIDE; BENZO[A]PYRENE; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; METHYLNITRONITROSOGUANIDINE; MITOMYCIN C; MUTAGENIC AGENT;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CELL GROWTH; CELL VACUOLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAMETE; GREEN ALGA; INDICATOR ORGANISM; LETHALITY; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; REPRODUCTION; TOXICITY; ZYGOTE;

EID: 0029893976     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0273-1223(96)89139-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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