An evaluation of the feasibility of using cytogenetic damage as a biomarker for alachlor exposure

Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis

Volumn 441, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 95-101

  Kligerman, Andrew D ^a   Erexson, Gregory L ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Alachlor; Blood lymphocyte; Herbicide

Indexed keywords

ALACHLOR; BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; DRUG METABOLITE;

ADULT; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOGENETICS; CYTOTOXICITY; DOSE RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; NONHUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SISTER CHROMATID EXCHANGE;

ACETAMIDES; ACETANILIDES; ADULT; ANILINE COMPOUNDS; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CELL CYCLE; CELL DIVISION; CELLS, CULTURED; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; CYTOCHALASIN B; DNA REPLICATION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HERBICIDES; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; RATS; SISTER CHROMATID EXCHANGE;

EID: 0032930868     PISSN: 13835718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1383-5718(99)00031-5     Document Type: Article

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