Fluchloralin is cytotoxic and genotoxic and induces apoptosis in mammalian cells

Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 257-262

  Sinha, S ^a   Panneerselvam, N ^a   Shanmugam, G ^a  

^a MADURAI KAMARAJ UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Chromosomol aberration; Cytotoxicity; Fluchloralin; Herbicide; Sister chromatid exchange

Indexed keywords

FLUCHLORALIN; HERBICIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CHO CELL; CHROMOSOME DAMAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DNA SYNTHESIS; EMBRYO; FIBROBLAST CULTURE; IN VITRO STUDY; MAMMAL CELL; METAPHASE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; SISTER CHROMATID EXCHANGE;

ANILINE COMPOUNDS; ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CELLS, CULTURED; CHO CELLS; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; CHROMOSOMES; CRICETINAE; CRICETULUS; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPLICATION; EMBRYO; FEMALE; FIBROBLASTS; HERBICIDES; MICE; SISTER CHROMATID EXCHANGE;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0031895012     PISSN: 08936692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2280(1998)31:3<257::AID-EM7>3.0.CO;2-H     Document Type: Article

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