Evaluating the genotoxicity of surface water of Yangzhong City using the Vicia faba micronucleus test and the comet assay

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 217-224

  Zhong, Y ^a   Feng, S L ^a   Luo, Y ^a   Zhang, G D ^a   Kong, Z M ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; SURFACE WATER;

ARTICLE; CHINA; COMET ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; NONHUMAN; VICIA FABA;

CHINA; COMET ASSAY; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTES; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; SEWAGE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 0034924570     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001280113     Document Type: Article

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