Benzidine- and diaminobenzidine-induced micronuclei in mice after intraperitoneal and oral single or multiple treatment

Brazilian Journal of Genetics

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 247-252

  Gimmler Luz, Maria Clara ^a   Rodrigues De Andrade, Heloisa Helena ^a   Marafon Bayer, Andréa Tozzo ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZIDINE; DIAMINOBENZIDINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW; CHROMATIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; GENOTOXICITY; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; MOUSE; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030877044     PISSN: 01008455     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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