Genotoxicity of N-nitroso-N-methylurea and acetone oxime in the transgenic Drosophila carrying the human gene encoding a subunit of glutathione S-transferase

Folia Biologica

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 19-24

  Ryskova M ^a   Chroust, K ^a   Trbusek M ^a   Benedik J ^a   Jowett, T ^b  

^a MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acetone oxime; Glutathione S transferase; N nitroso N methylurea; SMART; Transgenic Drosophila melanogaster; Wing Spot Test

Indexed keywords

GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; METHYLNITROSOUREA; OXIME DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; ENZYME SUBUNIT; GENE NUMBER; GENOTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; SOMATIC MUTATION; TRANSGENIC ANIMAL;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; MELANOGASTER;

EID: 0343554629     PISSN: 00155500     EISSN: 25337602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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