In vivo cytogenetic studies on blends of aspartame and acesulfame-K

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 75-77

  Mukhopadhyay, M ^a   Mukherjee, A ^a   Chakrabarti, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA   (India)

^b Central Drugs Laboratory India   (India)

Author keywords

Blends of aspartame and acesulfame K; Chromosome aberration; Clastogenic; Sweetening agent

Indexed keywords

ACESULFAME; ASPARTAME; CLASTOGEN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BONE MARROW CELL; CELL ISOLATION; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOGENETICS; DIETARY INTAKE; GENOTOXICITY; IN VIVO STUDY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; ASPARTAME; BONE MARROW CELLS; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG INTERACTIONS; MALE; MICE; SAFETY; THIAZINES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0033953139     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-6915(99)00115-5     Document Type: Article

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