Benzene-induced genotoxicity in mice in vivo detected by the alkaline comet assay: Reduction by CYP2E1 inhibition

Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology

Volumn 368, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 213-219

  Tuo, Jingsheng ^a   Loft, Steffen ^a   Thomsen, Mikael S ^a   Poulsen, Henrik E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Benzene; Cytochrome P4502E1 (CYP2E1); Propylene glycol (PG); Single cell gel electrophoresis (SCGE, comet assay)

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; CYTOCHROME P450 ISOENZYME; PROPYLENE GLYCOL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW CELL; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; DNA DAMAGE; DOSE RESPONSE; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; GENOTOXICITY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0030570557     PISSN: 01651218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-1218(96)90063-4     Document Type: Article

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