Detection of chromosome loss and gain induced by griseofulvin, estramustine, and vanadate in binucleated lymphocytes using FISH analysis

Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 64-68

  Migliore, Lucia ^a   Zotti Martelli, Laura ^b   Scarpato, Roberto ^b  

^a Dipto Sci dell'Uomo dell'Ambiente   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Aneuploidy; Chromosome loss gain; Estramustine; FISH; Griseofulvin; Human lymphocyte micronucleus assay; Vanadate

Indexed keywords

ESTRAMUSTINE; GRISEOFULVIN; VANADIC ACID;

ANEUPLOIDY; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 2; CHROMOSOME LOSS; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; X CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0032824190     PISSN: 08936692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2280(1999)34:1<64::AID-EM11>3.0.CO;2-3     Document Type: Article

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