Genotoxic activity of five haloacetonitriles: Comparative investigations in the single cell gel electrophoresis (Comet) assay and the Ames-fluctuation test

Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 52-58

  Muller Pillet, Vanessa ^a   Joyeux, Michel ^a   Ambroise, Denis ^a   Hartemann, Philippe ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Ames fluctuation test; Genotoxicity; Haloacetonitriles; HeLa S3 cells; Single cell gel electrophoresis

Indexed keywords

ACETONITRILE DERIVATIVE; BROMOACETONITRILE; CELL DNA; CHLOROACETONITRILE; DIBROMOACETONITRILE; DICHLOROACETONITRILE; TRICHLOROACETONITRILE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMES TEST; ARTICLE; COMET ASSAY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; GENOTOXICITY; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL;

ACETONITRILES; COMET ASSAY; HUMANS; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 0033859748     PISSN: 08936692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1098-2280(2000)36:1<52::AID-EM8>3.0.CO;2-9     Document Type: Article

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