Mechanisms of frameshift mutations: Insight from aromatic amines

Chemical Research in Toxicology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 347-359

  Hoffmann, George R ^a,b   Fuchs, Robert P P ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b Department of Biology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC AMINE; DNA; FLUORINE DERIVATIVE; MUTAGENIC AGENT; N (2 FLUORENYL)ACETAMIDE;

DNA ADDUCT; DNA CONFORMATION; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA STRUCTURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FRAMESHIFT MUTATION; GENE CONTROL; GENETIC MODEL; HUMAN; MUTAGENESIS; MUTAGENICITY; NONHUMAN; REVERTANT; REVIEW;

2-ACETYLAMINOFLUORENE; DNA; FLUORENES; FRAMESHIFT MUTATION; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MUTAGENS; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0030946617     PISSN: 0893228X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/tx960128n     Document Type: Review

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