Bioactivation of promutagens by the unicellular green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

Journal of Environmental Pathology, Toxicology and Oncology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 21-26

  Podstavková, Svetlana ^a   Vlcek, Daniel ^a   Miadoková, Eva ^a  

^a Physics and Informatics   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Algal cell microbe coincubation assay; Bioactivation; Promutagen

Indexed keywords

METHYLNITRONITROSOGUANIDINE; PROMUTAGEN;

ARTICLE; CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; DRUG TRANSFORMATION; MUTAGEN TESTING; MUTAGENICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ANIMALS; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; FLUORENES; METHYLNITRONITROSOGUANIDINE; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; MUTAGENS; PRODRUGS; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; CHLOROPHYTA;

EID: 0030799978     PISSN: 07318898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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