Phenolphthalein induces chromosome aberrations in human and Chinese hamster liver cells (CHEL) cultured in vitro

Teratogenesis Carcinogenesis and Mutagenesis

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 209-217

  Biondi, Olga ^a   Andreozzi, Letizia ^a   Amoruso, Sabrina ^a   Motta, Salvatore ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Clastogenicity; Laxative drugs; Metabolic activation; Short term tests

Indexed keywords

CARCINOGEN; LAXATIVE; PHENOLPHTHALEIN; PROMUTAGEN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CARCINOGENICITY; CHINESE HAMSTER; CHROMATID; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; EMBRYO CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LIVER CELL CULTURE; MITOSIS INDEX; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AMNIOTIC FLUID; ANIMALS; CATHARTICS; CELL LINE; CELLS, CULTURED; CHO CELLS; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; CHROMOSOMES; CRICETINAE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EMBRYO; FEMALE; HUMANS; MUTAGENS; PHENOLPHTHALEIN;

ANIMALIA; CRICETINAE; CRICETULUS GRISEUS;

EID: 0033860380     PISSN: 02703211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1520-6866(2000)20:4<209::AID-TCM3>3.0.CO;2-U     Document Type: Article

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