Evaluation of DNA damage induced by atrazine and atrazine-based herbicide in human lymphocytes in vitro using a comet and DNA diffusion assay

Toxicology in Vitro

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 923-935

  Zeljezic, Davor ^a   Garaj Vrhovac, Vera ^a   Perkovic, Petra ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Atrazine; Comet assay; DNA diffusion assay; Genotoxicity; Human lymphocytes; Metabolic activation

Indexed keywords

ADJUVANT; ATRAZINE; HERBICIDE;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; COMET ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION; DNA DAMAGE; GENOTOXICITY; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; METABOLIC ACTIVATION; NECROSIS; NONHUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; RAT;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; ATRAZINE; COMET ASSAY; DIFFUSION; DNA DAMAGE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HERBICIDES; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 33745205615     PISSN: 08872333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2006.01.017     Document Type: Article

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