Genotoxic effects in bacteria of the light emitted by halogen tungsten lamps having treated quartz bulbs

Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis

Volumn 441, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 21-27

  Camoirano, Anna ^a   Bennicelli, Carlo ^a   Bagnasco, Maria ^a   De Flora, Silvio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ames test; Cancer prevention; Halogen lamp; Mutagenicity in S. typhimurium; Nonreparable DNA damage in E. coli; Skin cancer; Ultraviolet radiation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DNA DAMAGE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENOTOXICITY; ILLUMINATION; INSTRUMENT; LETHALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ANIMALS; DNA DAMAGE; DNA, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HALOGENS; HUMANS; LIGHTING; MICE; MICE, INBRED HRS; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; TUNGSTEN; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 0032953494     PISSN: 13835718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1383-5718(99)00035-2     Document Type: Article

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