Genotoxic activity in human faecal water and the role of bile acids: A study using the alkaline comet assay

Carcinogenesis

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 2353-2359

  Venturi, Miro ^a   Hambly, Richard J ^a   Glinghammar, Bjorn ^b   Rafter, Joseph J ^b   Rowland, Ian R ^a  

^a BIBRA INTERNATIONAL   (United Kingdom)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BILE ACID; DEOXYCHOLIC ACID; ENDONUCLEASE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LITHOCHOLIC ACID;

ARTICLE; COLON POLYP; CYTOTOXICITY; DNA DAMAGE; FECES; FEMALE; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWEDEN; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; BILE ACIDS AND SALTS; CELL LINE; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE (PYRIMIDINE DIMER); DNA DAMAGE; ENDODEOXYRIBONUCLEASES; ENGLAND; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; FECES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SWEDEN;

EID: 0031428472     PISSN: 01433334     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/carcin/18.12.2353     Document Type: Article

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