Mammalian germ cell mutagenicity of ENU, IPMS and MMS, chemicals selected for a transgenic mouse collaborative study

Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis

Volumn 388, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 99-109

  Shelby, Michael D ^a   Tindall, Kenneth R ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA alkylation; Dominant lethal; Genetic risk; Heritable translocation; Specific locus test

Indexed keywords

ETHYLNITROSOUREA; MESYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; MESYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOMINANT LETHAL TEST; GERM CELL; MALE; MOUSE; MUTAGEN TESTING; MUTAGENICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 0030997384     PISSN: 13835718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1383-5718(96)00106-4     Document Type: Article

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