A review of the genotoxicity of ethylbenzene

Mutation Research - Reviews in Mutation Research

Volumn 635, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 81-89

  Henderson, Leigh ^a   Brusick, David ^b   Ratpan, Flora ^c   Veenstra, Gauke ^d  

^a Henderson Scientific Consultancy   (United Kingdom)

^b Brusick Consultancy   (United States)

^c NOVA Chemicals Inc   (United States)

^d SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

Author keywords

Carcinogenicity; Ethylbenzene; Mouse lymphoma assay; Mutagenicity; Non genotoxic; SHE assay

Indexed keywords

ETHYLBENZENE;

CELL ASSAY; CELL LINE; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL TRANSFORMATION; CHO CELL; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; DNA DAMAGE; EXPOSURE; GENE CONVERSION; GENE MUTATION; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; KIDNEY TUMOR; LIVER CELL; LIVER TUMOR; LUNG TUMOR; LYMPHOMA; MICRONUCLEUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SISTER CHROMATID EXCHANGE; YEAST;

ANIMALS; BENZENE DERIVATIVES; HUMANS; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; MUTAGENS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MUS; RATTUS;

EID: 34248561759     PISSN: 13835742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mrrev.2007.03.001     Document Type: Review

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