Harmonisation of the micronucleus assay in human buccal cells - A Human Micronucleus (HUMN) project (www.humn.org) initiative commencing in 2007

Mutagenesis

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 3-4

  Fenech, Michael ^a   Bolognesi, Claudia ^b   Kirsch Volders, Micheline ^c   Bonassi, Stefano ^b   Zeiger, Errol ^d   Knasmüller, Siegfried ^e   Holland, Nina ^f  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^c VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^d Errol Zeiger Consulting   (United States)

^e MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHEEK; CHROMATIN; CHROMATIN CONDENSATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC DAMAGE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; NOTE; PATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAINING; VALIDATION PROCESS;

HUMANS; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; MOUTH MUCOSA;

EID: 33846113496     PISSN: 02678357     EISSN: 14643804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/mutage/gel056     Document Type: Note

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