Clastogenic effects of zinc chloride on human peripheral blood leucocytes in vitro

Cytobios

Volumn 2000, Issue 399, 2000, Pages 55-62

  Santra, M ^a   Talukder, G ^a   Sharma, A ^b  

^a VIVEKANANDA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA   (India)

Author keywords

Chromosomal aberrations; Zinc cytotoxicity

Indexed keywords

CHLORIDE; MUTAGENIC AGENT; SODIUM CHLORIDE; ZINC CHLORIDE; ZINC DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CELL DIVISION; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; INDIA; LEUKOCYTE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYPLOIDY;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTION; CELL DIVISION; CHLORIDES; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; LEUKOCYTES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUTAGENS; POLYPLOIDY; SODIUM CHLORIDE; ZINC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 0033648956     PISSN: 00114529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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