Genotoxic and cytotoxic effects in the bone marrow of rats exposed to a low dose of paraquat via the dermal route

Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis

Volumn 581, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 187-190

  D'Souza, Urban J A ^a   Zain, Anuar ^a   Raju, Sivachandra ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Dermal exposure; Genotoxicity; Micronucleus test; Paraquat

Indexed keywords

HERBICIDE; PARAQUAT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BONE MARROW; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; ERYTHROCYTE; GENOTOXICITY; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TOXICITY;

EID: 13844253778     PISSN: 13835718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2004.10.019     Document Type: Article

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