Response of human keratinocytes to extremely low concentrations of N-methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine

Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology

Volumn 367, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 151-159

  Kleczkowska, Hanna E ^a,b   Althaus, Felix R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY AND TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

DNA alkylating agent; Human keratinocyte; Low dose; Poly(ADP ribosyl)ation

Indexed keywords

ALKYLATING AGENT; METHYLNITRONITROSOGUANIDINE; NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE; POLY(ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE RIBOSE);

ARTICLE; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; DNA SYNTHESIS; DOSE RESPONSE; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; KERATINOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029914418     PISSN: 01651218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0165-1218(95)00090-9     Document Type: Article

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