Cytogenetic studies of three triazine herbicides. I. In vitro studies

Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis

Volumn 465, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 53-59

  Kligerman, Andrew D ^a   Doerr, Carolyn L ^a   Tennant, Alan H ^a   Zucker, Robert M ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chromosome damage; Human lymphocytes; Sister chromatid exchange; Triazine

Indexed keywords

ATRAZINE; CYANAZINE; HERBICIDE; SIMAZINE; TRIAZINE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOGENETICS; DOSE RESPONSE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; LYMPHOCYTE CULTURE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SISTER CHROMATID EXCHANGE;

ATRAZINE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; CYTOGENETICS; HERBICIDES; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTES; SIMAZINE; SISTER CHROMATID EXCHANGE; TRIAZINES;

EID: 0034673247     PISSN: 13835718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1383-5718(99)00211-9     Document Type: Article

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