Evaluation of the mutagenicity of the molluscicidal latex of Christ's Crown (Euphorbia milii var. hislopii) in mammalian cells in vitro and in vivo

Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology

Volumn 368, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 15-20

  Zamith, Helena P S ^a   Paumgartten, Francisco J R ^a   Speit, Günter ^b  

^a National Institute for Quality Control in Health   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chromosome aberration; HPRT gene mutation; Rat bone marrow cell; S9 mix; V79 cell

Indexed keywords

LATEX; S 9;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW CELL; CELL STRAIN V 79; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MUTAGENICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EUPHORBIA MILII;

EID: 0030013980     PISSN: 01651218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-1218(96)90035-X     Document Type: Article

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