Chromium picolinate does not produce chromosome damage

Toxicology in Vitro

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 819-826

  Komorowski, James R ^a   Greenberg, Danielle ^a   Juturu, Vijaya ^a  

^a Nutrition 21 Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Chromium; Chromium picolinate; Chromosomal damage; Cytogenic effects

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM PICOLINATE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW CELL; CHROMATID; CHROMOSOME DAMAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOGENETICS; FEMALE; MALE; METAPHASE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ALKYLATING AGENTS; ANIMALS; BONE MARROW CELLS; CHROMOSOME BREAKAGE; CHROMOSOME DELETION; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; FEMALE; MALE; MITOTIC INDEX; PICOLINIC ACIDS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SISTER CHROMATID EXCHANGE;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 40049084824     PISSN: 08872333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2007.12.007     Document Type: Article

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