Failure of antimony trioxide to induce micronuclei or chromosomal aberrations in rat bone-marrow after sub-chronic oral dosing

Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis

Volumn 627, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 119-128

  Kirkland, David ^a   Whitwell, James ^a   Deyo, James ^b   Serex, Tessa ^c  

^a UK   (United Kingdom)

^b EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY   (United States)

^c Bouck and Lee Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Antimony trioxide; Chromosomal aberrations; Micronuclei; Rat bone marrow

Indexed keywords

ANTIMONY DERIVATIVE; ANTIMONY TRIOXIDE; DOMESTIC CHEMICAL; FLAME RETARDANT; PLASTIC; POLYESTER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BONE MARROW; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENOTOXICITY; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MAMMAL CELL; MAXIMUM TOLERATED DOSE; MEASUREMENT; MICRONUCLEUS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXICOKINETICS; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; ANTIMONY; BONE MARROW; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; FEMALE; MALE; MICE; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; MUTAGENS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; MUS; RATTUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 33846210604     PISSN: 13835718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2006.10.012     Document Type: Article

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