Review of the genotoxicity of 4-chloro-2-methylphenoxyacetic acid

Mutagenesis

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 3-13

  Elliott, Barry ^a  

^a JEALOTT S HILL INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 (4 CHLORO 2 METHYLPHENOXY)ACETIC ACID; CLASTOGEN; HERBICIDE;

BONE MARROW; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CYTOTOXICITY; DNA BINDING; DRUG EFFECT; GENE MUTATION; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; MAXIMUM TOLERATED DOSE; METABOLIC ACTIVATION; METAPHASE; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SISTER CHROMATID EXCHANGE;

2-METHYL-4-CHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID; ANIMALS; CHO CELLS; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; CRICETINAE; CRICETULUS; FEMALE; MALE; MICE; MUTAGENS; SISTER CHROMATID EXCHANGE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CRICETINAE; CRICETULUS GRISEUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 14744294448     PISSN: 02678357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/mutage/gei005     Document Type: Review

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