An excision repair deficient yeast strain shows increased sensitivity to direct mutagens in the yeast DEL assay

In Vitro and Molecular Toxicology: Journal of Basic and Applied Research

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 35-43

  Cobb, Henry E ^a   Gee, Pauline ^a   Schiestl, Robert H ^a   Sommers, Christopher H ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 AMINOANTHRACENE; 2 NITROFLUORENE; AFLATOXIN B1; CARCINOGEN; MUTAGENIC AGENT; N (2 FLUORENYL)ACETAMIDE;

AMES TEST; ARTICLE; ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA REPAIR; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EXCISION REPAIR; GENE REPRESSION; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; MUTAGEN TESTING; NONHUMAN; REVERTANT; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SALMONELLA; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; YEAST;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SALMONELLA;

EID: 0031877777     PISSN: 10979336     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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