Micronuclei, centromere-positive micronuclei and chromosome nondisjunction in cytokinesis blocked human lymphocytes following mitomycin C or vincristine treatment

Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis

Volumn 392, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 97-107

  Sgura, Antonella ^a   Antoccia, Antonio ^b   Ramirez, Maria José ^c   Marcos, Ricardo ^c   Tanzarella, Caterina ^b   Degrassi, Francesca ^a,d  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^d CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Centromere positive micronuclei by FISH staining; Chromosome loss; Chromosome nondisjunction; Cytokinesis blocked human lymphocyte; Micronucleus; Mitomycin C; Vincristine

Indexed keywords

CLASTOGEN; CYTOCHALASIN B; MITOMYCIN C; VINCRISTINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME; CHROMOSOME 11; CHROMOSOME 7; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; IN VITRO STUDY; LYMPHOCYTE CULTURE; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; TECHNIQUE;

ANEUPLOIDY; CELL DIVISION; CENTROMERE; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 11; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 7; CYTOCHALASIN B; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; MITOMYCIN; MUTAGENS; NONDISJUNCTION, GENETIC; VINCRISTINE;

EID: 0030805032     PISSN: 13835718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-1218(97)00048-7     Document Type: Article

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