A direct comparison of mouse and rat bone marrow and blood as target tissues in the micronucleus assay

Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis

Volumn 391, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 87-89

  Holden, Henry E ^a   Majeska, Jenness B ^a   Studwell, Debbie ^a  

^a BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Micronucleus assay; Mouse blood; Mouse bone marrow; Rat blood; Rat bone marrow

Indexed keywords

MITOMYCIN C;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BONE MARROW; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; MOUSE; MUTAGEN TESTING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; BONE MARROW; ERYTHROCYTES; MALE; MICE; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; MITOMYCIN; RATS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030913564     PISSN: 13835718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-1218(97)00036-0     Document Type: Article

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