Primordial germ cell-derived embryonic germ cells of the mouse - In vitro model for cytotoxicity studies with chemical mutagens

Toxicology in Vitro

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 755-763

  Sehlmeyer, U ^a   Rohwedel, J ^a   Wobus, A M ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF PLANT GENETICS AND CROP PLANT RESEARCH IPK   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL MUTAGEN; ETHYLNITROSOUREA; METHYLNITRONITROSOGUANIDINE; MITOMYCIN C;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL STRAIN; CYTOTOXICITY; EMBRYO; EMBRYONAL CARCINOMA; EPITHELIOID CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MODEL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIMORDIAL GERM CELL; SCREENING; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMALIA; INVERTEBRATA; MAMMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0030498391     PISSN: 08872333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0887-2333(96)00054-9     Document Type: Article

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