Allium cepa anaphase-telophase root tip chromosome aberration assay on N-methyl-N-nitrosourea, maleic hydrazide, sodium azide, and ethyl methanesulfonate

Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis

Volumn 390, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 121-127

  Rank, J ^a   Nielsen, M H ^a  

^a ROSKILDE UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Allium cepa; Anaphase telophase; Assay; Chromosome aberration; Micronucleus; Plant genotoxicity

Indexed keywords

MESYLIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; METHYLNITROSOUREA; SODIUM AZIDE;

ANAPHASE; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENOTOXICITY; MICRONUCLEUS; MUTAGEN TESTING; MUTAGENICITY; NONHUMAN; ONION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TELOPHASE;

ALLIUM; ALLIUM CEPA; ARABIDOPSIS; TRADESCANTIA; VICIA;

EID: 0030966476     PISSN: 13835718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-1218(97)00008-6     Document Type: Article

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