Genetic toxicity and carcinogenicity studies of glutaraldehyde - A review

Mutation Research - Reviews in Mutation Research

Volumn 589, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 136-151

  Zeiger, Errol ^a   Gollapudi, Bhaskar ^b   Spencer, Pamela ^b  

^a Errol Zeiger Consulting   (United States)

^b DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carcinogenicity; Clastogenicity; DNA damage; Glutaraldehyde; Mutagenicity

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; GLUTARALDEHYDE;

BONE MARROW; CARCINOGENESIS; CELL CULTURE; CELL CYCLE S PHASE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL TRANSFORMATION; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INHALATION; LEUKEMIA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SALMONELLA; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 15944399398     PISSN: 13835742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mrrev.2005.01.001     Document Type: Review

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