Methylated trivalent arsenic species are genotoxic

Chemical Research in Toxicology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 355-361

  Mass, Marc J ^a   Tennant, Alan ^a   Roop, Barbara C ^a   Cullen, William R ^b   Styblo, Miroslav ^c   Thomas, David J ^a   Kligerman, Andrew D ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; ARSENITE SODIUM; IODODIMETHYLARSINE; METHANEARSONIC ACID; METHYLOXOARSENITE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; COMET ASSAY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; METHYLATION; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE;

ARSENIC; BACTERIOPHAGE PHI X 174; CELLS, CULTURED; DNA METHYLATION; DNA, VIRAL; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 0035055929     PISSN: 0893228X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/tx000251l     Document Type: Article

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