Relative genotoxic potency of arsenic and its methylated metabolites

Mutation Research - Reviews in Mutation Research

Volumn 386, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 279-290

  Moore, Martha M ^a   Harrington Brock, Karen ^a   Doerr, Carolyn L ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Inorganic arsenical; Organic arsenical

Indexed keywords

ARSENATE SODIUM; ARSENIC; ARSENITE SODIUM; CACODYLIC ACID; CLASTOGEN; METHANEARSONIC ACID; MUTAGENIC AGENT;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME MUTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENOTOXICITY; LYMPHOMA CELL; METHYLATION; MOUSE; MUTAGENICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 0030749513     PISSN: 13835742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1383-5742(97)00003-3     Document Type: Review

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