Atrazine Induces Homologous Recombination but Not Point Mutation in the Transgenic Plant-Based Biomonitoring Assay

Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 296-300

  Besplug, Jill ^a   Filkowski, Jody ^a   Burke, Paula ^a   Kovalchuk, Igor ^a   Kovalchuk, Olga ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATRAZINE; HERBICIDE;

ATRAZINE; BIOASSAY; GENOTOXICITY;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; GENOTOXICITY; HEALTH HAZARD; LIQUID CULTURE; MUTAGENICITY; NONHUMAN; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSGENIC PLANT; WATER CONTAMINATION; WEED CONTROL;

EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 1542313819     PISSN: 00904341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00244-003-3075-9     Document Type: Article

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