History of the science of mutagenesis from a personal perspective

Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 372-386

  Malling, Heinrich V ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental Mutagen Society; History of science; Metabolic activation; Mutagen assays; Mutagenesis; Mutation research

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOUND; CHEMICAL MUTAGEN; DNA; HYDROXYLAMINE; MUTAGENIC AGENT; NITROUS ACID; PESTICIDE; POLYSACCHARIDE; PROTEIN;

CARCINOGENICITY; CAREER; CELL ASSAY; CHEMICAL MUTAGENESIS; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA STRUCTURE; GENE MUTATION; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; MAMMAL CELL; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METABOLIC ACTIVATION; MICROSATELLITE INSTABILITY; MICROSOME; MUTAGEN TESTING; MUTAGENESIS; MUTAGENICITY; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; ORGANIZATION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SALMONELLA; TECHNIQUE;

ANIMALS; CARCINOGENS, ENVIRONMENTAL; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; MUTAGENESIS; MUTAGENICITY TESTS;

ANIMALIA; EUKARYOTA; MAMMALIA; SALMONELLA;

EID: 12344298610     PISSN: 08936692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/em.20064     Document Type: Review

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