Lack of genotoxicity of formocresol, paramonochlorophenol, and calcium hydroxide on mammalian cells by comet assay

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 593-596

  Ribeiro, Daniel Araki ^a   Marques, Mariãngela Esther Alencar ^a   Salvadori, Daisy Maria Fávero ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM HYDROXIDE; FORMOCRESOL; PHENOL DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; COMET ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTISTRY; DNA DAMAGE; FIBROBLAST; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; KRUSKAL WALLIS TEST; LYMPHOMA CELL; NONHUMAN;

EID: 4143135152     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.DON.0000121614.10075.A3     Document Type: Article

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