Germ-cell mutagenesis in λ lacZ transgenic mice treated with ethylating and methylating agents: Comparison with specific-locus test

Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis

Volumn 388, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 165-173

  Van Delft, Joost H M ^a   Bergmans, Angela ^a   Baan, Robert A ^a  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Alkylating agent; Germ cell mutagenesis; Spermatogenesis; lacZ transgenic mouse

Indexed keywords

ALKYLATING AGENT; ETHYLNITROSOUREA; MESYLIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; MESYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER; METHYLNITROSOUREA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GERM CELL; MALE; MOUSE; MUTAGEN TESTING; MUTAGENESIS; MUTAGENICITY; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ANIMALIA; MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 0030926725     PISSN: 13835718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1383-5718(96)00113-1     Document Type: Article

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