Genotoxicity of thimerosal in cultured human lymphocytes with and without metabolic activation sister chromatid exchange analysis proliferation index and mitotic index

Toxicology in Vitro

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 927-934

  Eke, Dilek ^a   Çelik, Ayla ^a  

^a MERSIN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Genotoxicity; Mitotic index; Proliferation index; S9 activation system; Thimerosal

Indexed keywords

THIOMERSAL;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE PARAMETERS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; METABOLIC ACTIVATION; MITOSIS INDEX; NORMAL HUMAN; PROLIFERATION INDEX; SISTER CHROMATID EXCHANGE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLS, CULTURED; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; MITOTIC INDEX; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; MUTAGENS; PRESERVATIVES, PHARMACEUTICAL; SISTER CHROMATID EXCHANGE; THIMEROSAL;

FLU VACCINE;

EID: 41949128170     PISSN: 08872333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2008.01.012     Document Type: Article

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