Human lymphocyte micronucleus genotoxicity test with mixtures of phytochemicals in environmental concentrations

Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis

Volumn 388, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 27-32

  Bianchi Santamaria, Amalia ^a   Gobbi, Mariagrazia ^a   Cembran, Monica ^a   Arnaboldi, Alba ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Food stuff; Human peripheral lymphocyte; Micronucleus test; Pesticide mixture

Indexed keywords

AZINPHOS METHYL; BENOMYL; DIMETHOATE; DIMPYLATE; FUNGICIDE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE INSECTICIDE; PESTICIDE; PIRIMIPHOS METHYL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYMPHOCYTE CULTURE; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; NORMAL HUMAN; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030955904     PISSN: 13835718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1383-5718(96)00128-3     Document Type: Article

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