Genotoxicity evaluation of norethisterone acetate

Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology

Volumn 367, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-10

  Dhillon, Varinderpal S ^a,b   Dhillon, Ipninder K ^a  

^a GURU NANAK DEV UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Ames test; Chromosomal aberration; Human lymphocyte; Micronucleus; Norethisterone acetate; S9 mix; Sister chromatid exchange (SCE)

Indexed keywords

NORETHISTERONE ACETATE; S 9;

AMES TEST; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; METABOLIC ACTIVATION; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; MOUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SISTER CHROMATID EXCHANGE;

ANIMALIA; SALMONELLA;

EID: 0030039054     PISSN: 01651218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-1218(96)90016-6     Document Type: Article

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