Genotoxicity of 2,4- and 2,6-dinitrotoluene as measured by the Tradescantia micronucleus (Trad-MCN) bioassay

Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis

Volumn 538, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 13-18

  Gong, Ping ^a   Kuperman, Roman G ^b   Sunahara, Geoffrey I ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^b EDGEWOOD CHEMICAL BIOLOGICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

2,4 Dinitrotoluene; 2,6 Dinitrotoluene; Genotoxicity; Micronucleus (MCN); Tradescantia

Indexed keywords

2,4 DINITROTOLUENE; 2,6 DINITROTOLUENE; CADMIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENOTOXICITY; INFLORESCENCE; MICRONUCLEUS; NONHUMAN; POLLEN MOTHER CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLUBILITY; TRADESCANTIA;

TRADESCANTIA;

EID: 0038433264     PISSN: 13835718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1383-5718(03)00089-5     Document Type: Article

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