Chromosomal damage in two species of aquatic turtles (Emys orbicularis and Mauremys caspica) inhabiting contaminated sites in Azerbaijan

Ecotoxicology

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 513-525

  Matson, Cole W ^a   Palatnikov, Grigoriy ^b   Islamzadeh, Arif ^c   Mcdonald, Thomas J ^d   Autenrieth, Robin L ^a   Donnelly, K C ^d,e   Bickham, John W ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS   (Azerbaijan)

^c Sumgayit Centre for Environmental Rehabilitation   (Azerbaijan)

^d TEXAS A AND M HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^e TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Flow cytometry; Genotoxicity; Mercury; Micronucleus; PAH

Indexed keywords

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENOTOXICITY; MERCURY (ELEMENT); PAH; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; TURTLE;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; AZERBAIJAN; CHROMOSOME DAMAGE; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENETIC DAMAGE; GENOTOXICITY; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TURTLE; WETLAND;

ANIMALS; AZERBAIJAN; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; TURTLES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

APSHERON PENINSULA; ASIA; AZERBAIJAN; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; WEST ASIA; WORLD;

EMYS ORBICULARIS; MAUREMYS CASPICA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 23744437756     PISSN: 09639292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10646-005-0001-0     Document Type: Article

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