Mutagenic potential of Indian tobacco products

Mutagenesis

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 151-154

  Niphadkar, Milind P ^a   Bagwe, Aparna N ^a   Bhisey, Rajani A ^a  

^a TATA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROCLOR 1254; CALCIUM OXIDE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SCAVENGER;

AMES TEST; ARTICLE; CELL DAMAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; METABOLIC ACTIVATION; MOUTH CANCER; MUTAGENESIS; MUTAGENICITY; NITROSATION; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKELESS TOBACCO;

ANIMALS; INDIA; MALE; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; MUTAGENS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, TOXIC; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TOBACCO; TOBACCO, SMOKELESS;

EID: 0029966642     PISSN: 02678357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/mutage/11.2.151     Document Type: Article

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