Chemically induced micronucleus formation in V79 cells: Comparison of three different test approaches

Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis

Volumn 439, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 183-190

  Kalweit, Sabine ^a   Utesch, Dietmar ^b   Von Der Hude, Wilhelm ^a   Madle, Stephan ^a  

^a Fed Inst Hlth Protect C   (Germany)

^b MERCK KGAA   (Germany)

Author keywords

In vitro micronucleus test; V79 cell

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYTOCHALASIN B; GRISEOFULVIN; MITOMYCIN C;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL CYCLE; CELL POPULATION; CELL STRAIN V 79; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINESIS; IN VITRO STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; METHODOLOGY; MICRONUCLEUS; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; MITOSIS; MUTAGENESIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; CRICETINAE; CRICETULUS; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DEMECOLCINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GRISEOFULVIN; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; MITOMYCIN; MUTAGENS;

EID: 0033042622     PISSN: 13835718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1383-5718(98)00191-0     Document Type: Article

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