The effects of boric acid on sister chromatid exchanges and chromosome aberrations in cultured human lymphocytes

Cytotechnology

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 91-96

  Arslan, Mehmet ^a   Topaktas, Mehmet ^a   Rencuzogullari, Eyyüp ^a  

^a CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Boric acid; CA; Human peripheral lymphocytes; SCE

Indexed keywords

BORIC ACID; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CHROMATID; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYMPHOCYTE; SISTER CHROMATID EXCHANGE;

EID: 40149106294     PISSN: 09209069     EISSN: 15730778     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10616-007-9094-z     Document Type: Article

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