Evaluation of mutagenic effects of formocresol: detection of DNA-protein cross-links and micronucleus in mouse bone marrow

Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology and Endodontology

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 398-404

  Ramos, Maria Emília Santos Pereira ^a   Cavalcanti, Bruno Coêlho ^b   Lotufo, Letícia Veras Costa ^b   de Moraes, Manoel Odorico ^b   Cerqueira, Eneida de Moraes Marcílio ^a   Pessoa, Cláudia ^b  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE CIÊNCIAS BIOLÓGICAS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL AND DENTAL MATERIALS; CROSS LINKING REAGENT; FORMOCRESOL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW CELL; CELL CULTURE; COMET ASSAY; DNA ADDUCT; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; MOUSE; MUTAGENESIS;

ANIMALS; BONE MARROW CELLS; CELLS, CULTURED; COMET ASSAY; CROSS-LINKING REAGENTS; DENTAL MATERIALS; DNA ADDUCTS; FORMOCRESOLS; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; MICE; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; MUTAGENESIS;

EID: 39149108444     PISSN: 10792104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tripleo.2007.08.009     Document Type: Article

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