Detection of micronuclei in hemocytes of Mya arenaria: Association with leukemia and induction with an alkylating agent

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 31-45

  Dopp, Elke ^a   Barker, Colin M ^b,c   Schiffmann, Dietmar ^a   Reinisch, Carol L ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MARINE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquatic pollution; Genotoxicity; Leukemia; Micronucleus assay; Mya arenaria

Indexed keywords

ALKYLATING AGENT; MESYLIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL; CLAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENOTOXICITY; LEUKEMIA; LEUKEMIA CELL; MICRONUCLEUS; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALIA; BIVALVIA; MYA ARENARIA;

EID: 0030041211     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0166-445X(95)00009-S     Document Type: Article

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