Induction of micronuclei, DNA strand breaks and HPRT mutations in cultured Chinese hamster V79 cells by the phytoestrogen coumoestrol

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 605-613

  Kulling, S E ^a   Metzler, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COUMESTROL; DAIDZEIN; GENISTEIN; PHYTOESTROGEN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL STRAIN V 79; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; GENOTOXICITY; MICRONUCLEUS; MUTATION; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALS; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; COUMESTROL; CRICETINAE; CRICETULUS; DNA DAMAGE; ESTROGENS, NON-STEROIDAL; FIBROBLASTS; GENISTEIN; HYPOXANTHINE PHOSPHORIBOSYLTRANSFERASE; ISOFLAVONES; LUNG; MICRONUCLEI, CHROMOSOME-DEFECTIVE; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; MUTATION;

ANIMALIA; CRICETINAE; CRICETULUS GRISEUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0030994869     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-6915(97)00022-7     Document Type: Article

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