Pollen mother cells of Tradescantia clone 4430 and Tradescantia pallida var. purpurea are equally sensitive to the clastogenic effects of X-rays

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 127-129

  Suyama, F ^a   Guimaraes E T ^a   Lobo, D J A ^a   Rodrigues, G S ^a   Domingos, M ^a   Alves, E S ^a   Carvalho, H A ^a   Saldiva, P H N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Clastogenesis; Environmental mutagenesis; Micronucleus; Pollution biomonitoring; Tradescantia; X radiation

Indexed keywords

CLASTOGEN;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE RESISTANCE; DOSE RESPONSE; FLOWERING; INSECT; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; MOLECULAR CLONING; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PARASITE; PLANT GROWTH; POLLEN MOTHER CELL; RADIATION DOSE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; TRADESCANTIA; TROPICS; WEATHER; X RAY;

HEXAPODA; INSECTA; TRADESCANTIA; TRADESCANTIA PALLIDA;

EID: 0036184636     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2002000100018     Document Type: Article

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