Increase in mitotic recombination in diploid cells of Aspergillus nidulans in response to ethidium bromide

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 381-385

  Becker, Tânia C A ^a   Chiuchetta, Simone J R ^a   Baptista, Francielle ^a   de Castro Prado, Marialba A A ^a,b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF MARINGÁ   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antineoplastic drug; Aspergillus nidulans; Ethidium bromide; Intercalating agent; Mitotic crossing over

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CELL DNA; CELL ENZYME; CELL MARKER; DNA TOPOISOMERASE (ATP HYDROLYSING); ENZYME INHIBITOR; ETHIDIUM BROMIDE; INTERCALATING AGENT;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; CHROMOSOME DUPLICATION; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSING OVER; DIPLOIDY; DNA REPAIR; ENZYME INHIBITION; EXPOSURE; FUNGAL CELL; GENE INDUCTION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENOME; GENOTOXICITY; HETEROZYGOSITY LOSS; HOMOZYGOSITY; IN VIVO STUDY; MITOTIC RECOMBINATION; MOLECULAR STABILITY; NONHUMAN; NUTRITION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; EMERICELLA NIDULANS;

EID: 0142179307     PISSN: 14154757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1415-47572003000300026     Document Type: Article

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