DNA damage in human breast milk cells and its induction by 'early' and 'late' milk extracts

Carcinogenesis

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 799-804

  Martin, Francis L ^a   Cole, Kathleen J ^a   Harvey, David ^b   Weaver, Gillian ^b   Williams, J Andrew ^a   Millar, Barbara C ^a   Phillips, David H ^a   Grover, Philip L ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN CHARLOTTE S AND CHELSEA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 1 METHYL 6 PHENYLIMIDAZO[4,5 B]PYRIDINE; 2 METHYLANILINE; CYTARABINE; HYDROXYUREA; TRYPAN BLUE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST CELL; BREAST MILK; CELL CULTURE; CELL DEATH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMET ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; FEMALE; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LACTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034008803     PISSN: 01433334     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/carcin/21.4.799     Document Type: Article

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