Comparative evaluation of background micronucleus frequencies in domestic mammals

Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis

Volumn 559, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 1-9

  Cristaldi, Mauro ^a   Ieradi, Luisa Anna ^b   Udroiu, Ion ^a   Zilli, Romano ^c  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c Ist Zooprofilattico Sperim R   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bioindicators; Horse; Micronucleus test; Ox; Sheep; Swine

Indexed keywords

TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL HEALTH; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BONE MARROW; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; ERYTHROCYTE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GENOTOXICITY; HORSE; HYGIENE; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL CIRCULATION; POLLUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SHEEP; SPLEEN; SPLEEN FUNCTION; SWINE; UNGULATE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; BONE MARROW CELLS; ERYTHROCYTES; MAMMALS; MICRONUCLEI, CHROMOSOME-DEFECTIVE; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA; EQUUS CABALLUS; MAMMALIA; OVIS ARIES; SUS SCROFA; UNGULATA;

EID: 1842422577     PISSN: 13835718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2003.10.021     Document Type: Article

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