Thimerosal induces micronuclei in the cytochalasin B block micronucleus test with human lymphocytes

Archives of Toxicology

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 50-55

  Westphal, Götz A ^a   Asgari, Soha ^a   Schulz, Thomas G ^a   Bünger, Jürgen ^a   Müller, Michael ^a   Hallier, Ernst ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cytokinesis block micronucleus assay; Glutathione S transferase; Thimerosal

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHALASIN B; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; THIOMERSAL;

ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD SAMPLING; CELL METABOLISM; CHRONIC TOXICITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DETOXIFICATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INJECTION SITE; LYMPHOCYTE; MICRONUCLEUS; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0037219973     PISSN: 03405761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00204-002-0405-z     Document Type: Article

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