Feasibility of conducting the micronucleus test in circulating erythrocytes from different mammalian species: An anatomical perspective

Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis

Volumn 47, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 643-646

  Udroiu, Ion ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Micronuclei; Non sinusal spleen; Peripheral blood; Sinusal spleen

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL MUTAGEN;

BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; CELL MATURATION; ERYTHROCYTE; GENOTOXICITY; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MAMMAL CELL; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL CIRCULATION; REVIEW; SPLEEN CELL;

ANIMALS; ERYTHROCYTES; MAMMALS; MICRONUCLEI, CHROMOSOME-DEFECTIVE; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; MUTAGENS; SPLEEN;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 33845481419     PISSN: 08936692     EISSN: 10982280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/em.20258     Document Type: Review

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