Genetic toxicology of epichlorohydrin: A review

Mutation Research - Reviews in Mutation Research

Volumn 386, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 25-38

  Giri, A K ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL BIOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Clastogenicity; Epichlorohydrin; Genetic toxicology; Mutagenicity

Indexed keywords

EPICHLOROHYDRIN;

ANIMAL CELL; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MOUSE; MUTAGENICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REVIEW;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031002998     PISSN: 13835742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1383-5742(96)00042-7     Document Type: Review

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