Germ cell mutagenesis in lacZ transgenic mice treated with methyl methanesulfonate

Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis

Volumn 388, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 223-228

  Itoh, Satoru ^a   Miura, Miki ^a   Shimada, Hiroyasu ^a  

^a DAIICHI SANKYO CO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Germ cell; Methyl methanesulfonate; Muta(TM)Mouse; Transgenic mouse

Indexed keywords

MESYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GERM CELL; MALE; MOUSE; MUTAGEN TESTING; MUTAGENESIS; MUTAGENICITY; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATOZOON; TESTIS; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ANIMALIA; GALE; MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 0030995757     PISSN: 13835718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1383-5718(96)00120-9     Document Type: Article

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