Clastogenic effects of different Ureaplasma urealyticum serovars on human chromosomes

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 749-757

  Cunha, R A F ^a   Koiffman, C P ^a   Souza, D H ^a   Takei, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chromosome alterations; Clastogenic effects; Mycoplasma; Ureaplasma urealyticum

Indexed keywords

MYCOPLASMA; UREAPLASMA UREALYTICUM;

MUTAGENIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CHROMATID; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME DISORDER; GENETICS; HUMAN; HUMAN CHROMOSOME; LYMPHOCYTE; MICROBIOLOGY; MITOSIS; PATHOGENICITY; UREAPLASMA UREALYTICUM;

CHROMATIDS; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; CHROMOSOME DISORDERS; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTES; MITOSIS; MUTAGENS; UREAPLASMA UREALYTICUM;

EID: 0031155646     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X1997000600008     Document Type: Article

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