Aneugenic activity in human cultured lymphocytes. An overall study with colchicine using the micronucleus assay and fluorescence in situ hybridization techniques

Mutagenesis

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 405-410

  Ramirez M J ^a   Surralles J ^a   Puerto, S ^a   Creus, A ^a   Marcos, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLASTOGEN; COLCHICINE;

ADULT; ANEUPLOIDY; ARTICLE; CENTROMERE; CHROMOSOME LOSS; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYMPHOCYTE CULTURE; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; NORMAL HUMAN; POLYPLOIDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 1842336343     PISSN: 02678357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/mutage/12.6.405     Document Type: Article

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