Evaluation of genotoxic effects of sodium propionate, calcium propionate and potassium propionate on the root meristem cells of Allium cepa

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 2035-2041

  Türkoǧlu, Şifa ^a  

^a CUMHURIYET UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Calcium propionate; DNA content; Genotoxic effect; Mitosis; Potassium propionate; Sodium propionate

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM PROPIONATE; POTASSIUM PROPIONATE; PROPIONATE SODIUM; PROPIONIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ANAPHASE; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME BREAKAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA CONTENT; GENOTOXICITY; MERISTEM; MICRONUCLEUS; MITOSIS; NONHUMAN; ONION; PLANT ROOT;

ALLIUM; CALCIUM; CELL NUCLEUS; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; CHROMOSOMES, PLANT; CYTOGENETICS; DNA, PLANT; MERISTEM; MITOSIS; MITOTIC INDEX; MUTAGENS; POTASSIUM; PROPIONATES; SODIUM;

ALLIUM CEPA;

EID: 42749084982     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2008.01.043     Document Type: Article

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