The advantages and disadvantages of the cytokinesis-block micronucleus method

Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis

Volumn 392, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 11-18

  Fenech, Michael ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Advantage; Cytokinesis block technique; Disadvantage; In vitro; Micronucleus test

Indexed keywords

HYPOXANTHINE PHOSPHORIBOSYLTRANSFERASE;

ACCURACY; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL DIVISION; CHROMOSOME DAMAGE; CHROMOSOME LOSS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINESIS; DNA DAMAGE; DRUG RESISTANCE; EXCISION REPAIR; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LYMPHOCYTE CULTURE; METAPHASE; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE;

ANIMALS; CELL DIVISION; CELLS, CULTURED; CYTOCHALASIN B; HUMANS; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030840634     PISSN: 13835718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-1218(97)00041-4     Document Type: Article

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