Covalent binding of agaritine to DNA in vivo

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 971-974

  Shephard, S E ^a,b   Schlatter, C ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Agaricus bisporus; Agaritine; Covalent binding index; Genotoxicity

Indexed keywords

AGARITINE; CARBON 14; CARCINOGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA BINDING; DNA DETERMINATION; FEMALE; HISTOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPE LABELING; KIDNEY; LIVER; MALE; MOUSE; MUSHROOM; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; STOMACH;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; CARBON RADIOISOTOPES; DNA; DNA ADDUCTS; FEMALE; KIDNEY; LIVER; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; PHENYLHYDRAZINES; SEX FACTORS; STOMACH;

AGARICUS BISPORUS; ANIMALIA; BASIDIOMYCOTA;

EID: 0032212508     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-6915(98)00076-3     Document Type: Article

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