The cda GenoTox assay: A new and sensitive method for detection of environmental genotoxins, including nitroarenes and aromatic amines

Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis

Volumn 631, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 77-84

  Østergaard, Trine G ^a,b   Hansen, Lars H ^a   Binderup, Mona Lise ^b   Norman, Anders ^a   Sørensen, Søren J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Bacterial tests; Environmental genotoxins; Strains

Indexed keywords

1 NITROPYRENE; 2 AMINOANTHRACENE; AROMATIC AMINE; AROMATIC NITRO COMPOUND; METHYLNITRONITROSOGUANIDINE; MUTAGENIC AGENT; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ECOTOXICITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENE FUSION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENOTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM TGO1; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM TGO2; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TOXICITY TESTING;

AMINES; BASE SEQUENCE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; DNA PRIMERS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; MUTAGENS; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOS RESPONSE (GENETICS);

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 34250369644     PISSN: 13835718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2007.02.011     Document Type: Article

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