Genotoxicity of arsenic evaluated by Allium-root micronucleus assay

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 383, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 232-236

  Yi, Huilan ^a   Wu, Lihua ^a   Jiang, Lin ^a  

^a SHANXI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Allium cepa; Arsenic; Genotoxicity; Micronuclei; Mitotic activity

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC COMPOUNDS; BIOASSAY; DISEASES; TOXICITY; WATER POLLUTION;

ALLIUM ROOTS; GENOTOXICITY; MERISTEMATIC CELLS; MICRONUCLEUS ASSAY; MITOTIC DELAY;

GENETIC ENGINEERING;

ARSENIC; ARSENIC TRIOXIDE; ARSENITE SODIUM;

ARSENIC; BIOASSAY; CYTOLOGY; GENOTOXICITY; HERB; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; ROOT; WATER POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPOSURE; GARLIC; GENOTOXICITY; MERISTEM; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; MITOSIS INHIBITION; NONHUMAN; PLANT CELL; PLANT ROOT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ALLIUM; ARSENICALS; ARSENITES; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; MITOTIC INDEX; MUTAGENS; OXIDES; PLANT ROOT CAP; SODIUM COMPOUNDS;

ALLIUM; ALLIUM CEPA;

EID: 34447106034     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2007.05.015     Document Type: Article

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