Evaluation of DNA damage induced by decabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-209) in hemocytes of Dreissena polymorpha using the comet and micronucleus assays

Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis

Volumn 48, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 735-743

  Riva, Consuelo ^a   Binelli, Andrea ^a   Cogni, Daniele ^a   Provini, Alfredo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

BDE 209; Comet assay; Dreisseno polymorpha; Micronucleus assay

Indexed keywords

DECABROMODIPHENYL ETHER; DIPHENYL ETHER; ETHER DERIVATIVE; FLAME RETARDANT; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BLOOD CELL; COMET ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; DREISSENA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EVALUATION; GENOTOXICITY; IN VIVO STUDY; INVERTEBRATE; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALS; COMET ASSAY; DNA DAMAGE; DREISSENA; HEMOCYTES; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; PHENYL ETHERS; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYLS;

BIVALVIA; DREISSENA POLYMORPHA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 37349046678     PISSN: 08936692     EISSN: 10982280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/em.20353     Document Type: Article

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