Benznidazole-induced genotoxicity in diploid cells of Aspergillus nidulans

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 325-329

  Kaneshima, Edilson N ^a   De Castro Prado, Marialba A Alves ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF MARINGÁ   (Brazil)

^b Depto de Biologia Celular e Genética   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Benznidazole; Genotoxicity; Homozigotization index; Somatic recombination

Indexed keywords

ANTIPARASITIC AGENT; BENZNIDAZOLE;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; CHROMOSOME; DIPLOIDY; FUNGAL STRAIN; GENOTOXICITY; GROWTH; HOMOZYGOSITY; MITOSIS; NONHUMAN;

EMERICELLA NIDULANS;

EID: 21044452784     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0074-02762005000300020     Document Type: Article

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