Cytotoxicity and DNA strand breaks induced by benzene and its metabolites in Chinese hamster ovary cells

Journal of Applied Toxicology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 259-264

  Sze, Chun Chau ^a   Shi, Chen Yang ^a   Ong, Choon Nam ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Benzene; Benzene metabolite; Biotransformation; Cytotoxicity; DNA damage; Fluorimetric analysis of DNA unwinding (FADU)

Indexed keywords

1,2,4 BENZENETRIOL; 1,4 BENZOQUINONE; ACETYLCYSTEINE DERIVATIVE; BENZENE; CATECHOL; HYDROQUINONE; MUCONIC ACID; PHENOL;

ANIMAL CELL; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; CHO CELL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; FEMALE; METABOLITE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BENZENE; BENZENE DERIVATIVES; CHO CELLS; CRICETINAE; DNA DAMAGE; DRUG SYNERGISM; TOXICITY TESTS;

ANIMALIA; CRICETINAE; CRICETULUS GRISEUS; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 0029987199     PISSN: 0260437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1263(199605)16:3<259::AID-JAT342>3.0.CO;2-A     Document Type: Conference Paper

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