Clastogenicity of pentachlorophenol, 2,4-D and butachlor evaluated by Allium root tip test

Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis

Volumn 514, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 105-113

  Ateeq, Bushra ^a   Abul Farah, M ^a   Niamat Ali, M ^a   Ahmad, Waseem ^a  

^a ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Allium cepa; Chromosome aberration; Herbicides; Toxicity assay

Indexed keywords

2,4 DICHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID; BUTOCLOR; CLASTOGEN; HERBICIDE; PENTACHLOROPHENOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANAPHASE; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME BREAKAGE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETERIORATION; GENOTOXICITY; MITOSIS; MITOSIS INDEX; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; ONION; PLANT ROOT; POLLUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

2,4-DICHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID; ACETANILIDES; ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HERBICIDES; HUMANS; MERISTEM; MITOTIC INDEX; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; MUTAGENS; ONIONS; PENTACHLOROPHENOL;

ALLIUM; ALLIUM CEPA;

EID: 0037082960     PISSN: 13835718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1383-5718(01)00327-8     Document Type: Article

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