Dose-dependent induction of recessive mutations with N-ethyl-N-nitrosourea in primordial germ cells of male mice

Mutation Research - Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis

Volumn 357, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 219-224

  Shibuya, Tohru ^a   Horiya, Naoko ^a   Matsuda, Hiroshi ^a   Sakamoto, Kyoko ^a   Hara, Takumi ^a  

^a HATANO RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dose dependency; Male mouse; N Ethyl N nitrosourea; Primordial germ cell; Recessive mutation

Indexed keywords

ETHYLNITROSOUREA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; MALE; MOUSE; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIMORDIAL GERM CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030601858     PISSN: 00275107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0027-5107(96)00108-X     Document Type: Article

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