Spontaneous and benzo[a]pyrene-induced micronuclei in the embryos of the black-headed gull (Larus ridibundus L.)

Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis

Volumn 538, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 31-39

  Stončius, Darius ^a   Lazutka, Juozas R ^a  

^a VILNIUS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Benzo a pyrene; Black headed gull; Embryo; Genotoxicity; Micronucleus test; Monitoring

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIRD; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EGG; EMBRYO; EMBRYO (ANATOMY); EMBRYOTOXICITY; ERYTHROCYTE; INCUBATION TIME; LIVER FUNCTION; MICRONUCLEUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLEEN FUNCTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

LARUS RIDIBUNDUS;

EID: 17144466836     PISSN: 13835718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1383-5718(03)00092-5     Document Type: Article

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