Genotoxicity study of phenol and o-cresol using the micronucleus test and the comet assay

Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 365-372

  Li, Yiqiang ^a   Qu, Mengmeng ^a   Sun, Liwei ^a   Wu, Yulin ^a   Chen, Yuangao ^a   Chen, Haigang ^a   Kong, Zhiming ^a   Liu, Zhengtao ^b  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINESE RESEARCH ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Comet assay; Micronucleus test; o cresol; Phenol

Indexed keywords

ASSAYS; CELLS; DNA; ELECTROPHORESIS; TOXICITY;

COMET ASSAY; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; O-CRESOL;

PHENOLS;

GENOTOXICITY;

EID: 30344455916     PISSN: 02772248     EISSN: 10290486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02772240500043264     Document Type: Article

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