Benzene-, catechol-, hydroquinone- and phenol-induced cell transformation, gene mutations, chromosome aberrations, aneuploidy, sister chromatid exchanges and unscheduled DNA synthesis in Syrian hamster embryo cells

Mutation Research - Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis

Volumn 373, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 113-123

  Tsutsui, Takeki ^a   Hayashi, Nobuko ^a   Maizumi, Heiji ^a   Huff, James ^b   Barrett, J Carl ^b  

^a The Nippon Dental University   (Japan)

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

Author keywords

Benzene; Benzene metabolite; Cell transformation; Genetic effect; Syrian hamster embryo cell

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; CATECHOL; HYDROQUINONE; PHENOL;

ANEUPLOIDY; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL TRANSFORMATION; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO CELL; GENE MUTATION; GENOTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SISTER CHROMATID EXCHANGE; SYRIAN HAMSTER; UNSCHEDULED DNA SYNTHESIS;

ANEUPLOIDY; ANIMALS; BENZENE; CARCINOGENS; CATECHOLS; CELLS, CULTURED; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; CRICETINAE; DNA; HYDROQUINONES; MUTAGENESIS; OUABAIN; PHENOL; PHENOLS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SISTER CHROMATID EXCHANGE; SYMPATHOLYTICS; THIOGUANINE; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC;

EID: 0031028087     PISSN: 00275107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0027-5107(96)00196-0     Document Type: Article

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