Expression of aphidicolin, FUdR and caffeine-induced fragile sites in lymphocytes of healthy Turkish individuals

Genetica

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 109-116

  Güven, Gülgün S ^a   Hacihanefioğlu, Seniha ^a   Cenani, Asim ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

5' fluorodeoxyuridine; Aphidicolin; Caffeine; Fragile sites

Indexed keywords

EID: 18144447927     PISSN: 00166707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1003799927024     Document Type: Article

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