The detection and assessment of the aneugenic potential of selected oestrogens, progestins and androgens using the in vitro cytokinesis blocked micronucleus assay

Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis

Volumn 651, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 40-45

  Kayani, M A ^b   Parry, James M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

^b COMSATS Institute of Information Technology ^*  (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Aneugens; Hormones; Micronucleus assay

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANEUGEN; CLASTOGEN; DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; GESTAGEN; MELENGESTROL ACETATE; PROGESTERONE; TESTOSTERONE; TRENBOLONE ACETATE;

ANEUPLOIDY; ARTICLE; CENTROMERE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME LOSS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINESIS; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENETIC PROCEDURES; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; METHODOLOGY; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; NONDISJUNCTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANDROGENS; ANEUGENS; ANEUPLOIDY; CELL LINE; CYTOKINESIS; ESTROGENS; HUMANS; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; PROGESTINS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 43049105051     PISSN: 13835718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2007.10.007     Document Type: Article

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