In vivo genotoxicity of atrazine to anuran larvae

Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis

Volumn 560, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 69-78

  Freeman, J L ^a   Rayburn, A L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrazine; Flow cytometry; Genotoxicity; Toads; Xenopus

Indexed keywords

ATRAZINE;

ARTICLE; CELL HETEROGENEITY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EXPOSURE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FROG; GENOTOXICITY; LARVA; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TOAD; WATERSHED;

ANIMALS; ATRAZINE; BUFONIDAE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; LARVA; MUTAGENS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ANURA;

EID: 16244419595     PISSN: 13835718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2004.02.008     Document Type: Article

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