Low-Level Atrazine Exposure Decreases Cell Proliferation in Human Fibroblasts

Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 438-444

  Manske, Michelle K ^a   Beltz, Lisa A ^a   Dhanwada, Kavita R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATRAZINE; DNA FRAGMENT; GROUND WATER; HERBICIDE;

ATRAZINE; CYTOLOGY; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHLOROPLAST; CROPLAND; DNA DAMAGE; DNA DETERMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FIBROBLAST; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 1942498944     PISSN: 00904341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00244-003-3087-5     Document Type: Article

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