Chromosome damage induced by selenium salts in human peripheral lymphocytes

Toxicology in Vitro

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 405-408

  Biswas, S ^a   Talukder, G ^a   Sharma, A ^b  

^a VIVEKANANDA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA   (India)

Author keywords

Chromosome damage; Human leucocyte culture; Selenium

Indexed keywords

SELENATE; SELENIUM DERIVATIVE; SODIUM SELENITE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL DIVISION; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME DAMAGE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; MITOSIS INDEX; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE; TOXICITY TESTING;

ADULT; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL DIVISION; CHROMOSOME BREAKAGE; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; MITOTIC INDEX; MUTAGENS; SELENIUM COMPOUNDS; SODIUM SELENITE;

EID: 0033849050     PISSN: 08872333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0887-2333(00)00040-0     Document Type: Article

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