Tradescantia-micronucleus and -stamen hair mutation assays on genotoxicity of the gaseous and liquid forms of pesticides

Mutation Research - Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis

Volumn 426, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 193-199

  Mohammed, K B ^a   Ma, T H ^b  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

^b WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Genotoxicity; Herbicide; Insecticide; Micronucleus; Stamen hair mutation; Tradescantia

Indexed keywords

ATRAZINE; DICAMBA; DIMETHOATE; HERBICIDE; PESTICIDE; PICLORAM; SIMAZINE;

BIOASSAY; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CYTOGENETICS; GENE MUTATION; GENOTOXICITY; INFECTION CONTROL; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; MITOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRADESCANTIA;

ABSORPTION; ATRAZINE; DICAMBA; DIMETHOATE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GASES; GEOGRAPHY; HERBICIDES; MALAYSIA; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; MUTAGENS; PESTICIDES; PICLORAM; PLANTS; SIMAZINE; SOLUTIONS;

TRADESCANTIA;

EID: 0032924697     PISSN: 00275107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0027-5107(99)00067-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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