Mutagenicity of chromium VI using the Salmonella microsuspension bioassay

Revista Brasileira de Toxicologia

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 45-50

  Tagliari, Kelly C ^a,b   Cecchini, Rubens ^c   Vargas, Vera Maria Ferrão ^a,b  

^a Programa de Pesquisas Ambientais   (Brazil)

^b PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF LONDRINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Citotoxicity; Hexavalent chromium; Mutagenicity; Salmonella microsuspension bioassay; Salmonella typhimurium

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; DICHROMATE POTASSIUM;

AMES TEST; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CONTAMINATION; DOSE RESPONSE; MUTAGENICITY; NONHUMAN; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 19544366268     PISSN: 14152983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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