A comparative investigation of DNA adducts, DNA strand breaks and gene mutations induced by benzo[a]pyrene and (±)-anti-benzo[a]pyrene-7,8-diol 9,10-oxide in cultured human cells

Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis

Volumn 390, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 179-188

  Hanelt, Sabine ^a   Helbig, Rainer ^a   Hartmann, Andreas ^a   Lang, Mathias ^a   Seidel, Albrecht ^b   Speit, Günter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

( ) Anti benzo a pyrene 7,8 diol 9,10 oxide; 32P Postlabeling assay; Benzo a pyrene; Comet assay; HPRT mutation test; MRC5CV1 cell

Indexed keywords

BENZO[A]PYRENE; BENZO[A]PYRENE 7,8 DIHYDRODIOL 9,10 OXIDE;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA ADDUCT; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; FIBROBLAST CULTURE; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; METABOLITE; MUTAGENICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030980846     PISSN: 13835718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-1218(97)00019-0     Document Type: Article

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