Assessment of EMS-induced genotoxicity in the Indian climbing perch, Anabas testudineus: Cytogenetical vis-à-vis protein endpoints

Indian Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1285-1294

  Guha, B ^a   Khuda Bukhsh, A R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KALYANI   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLS; GENES; PROTEINS; TISSUE; TOXICITY;

CYTOGENETIC PROTOCOLS;

OCEAN HABITATS;

MESYLIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; MUTAGENIC AGENT; PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DRUG EFFECT; ERYTHROCYTE; GENETICS; INDIA; MALE; METABOLISM; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; PERCH; SPERMATOZOON;

ANIMALS; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; ERYTHROCYTES; ETHYL METHANESULFONATE; INDIA; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; MUTAGENS; PERCHES; PROTEINS; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 0036845102     PISSN: 00195189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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