Flow cytometric analysis of genetic damage, effect on cell cycle progression, and apoptosis by thiophanate-methyl in human lymphocytes

Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 173-176

  Fimognari, Carmela ^a   Nüsse, Michael ^b   Hrelia, Patrizia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Cell cycle; Flow cytometry; Fluorescence in situ hybridization; Fungicides; Micronuclei

Indexed keywords

FUNGICIDE; THIOPHANATE METHYL;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENETIC DAMAGE; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYMPHOCYTE; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; APOPTOSIS; CELL CYCLE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; THIOPHANATE;

EID: 0344267749     PISSN: 08936692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2280(1999)33:2<173::AID-EM10>3.0.CO;2-R     Document Type: Article

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