In vivo studies on genotoxicity of pure and commercial linuron

Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis

Volumn 390, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 207-221

  Scassellati Sforzolini, G ^a   Pasquini, R ^a   Moretti, M ^a   Villarini, M ^a   Fatigoni, C ^a   Dolara, P ^b   Monarca, S ^e   Caderni, G ^b   Kuchenmeister, F ^c   Schmezer, P ^c   Pool Zobel, B L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^c GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

^d FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF NUTRITION AND FOOD   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Comet assay; D Glucaric acid; DNA damage; Fecal mutagenicity; Genotoxicity; Herbicide; Linuron; Micronucleus; Thioether; Urinary mutagenicity

Indexed keywords

DRUG METABOLITE; HERBICIDE; LINURON;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG PURITY; ELECTROPHORESIS; ERYTHROCYTE; FECES ANALYSIS; GENOTOXICITY; LIVER; LIVER CELL; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; MUTAGENICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; TESTIS; URINALYSIS;

ANIMALIA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 0344369628     PISSN: 13835718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1383-5718(97)00012-0     Document Type: Article

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