Comparison of different methods for an accurate assessment of cytotoxicity in the in vitro micronucleus test. II: Practical aspects with toxic agents

Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis

Volumn 655, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 4-21

  Fellows, Michael D ^a   O'Donovan, Michael R ^a   Lorge, Elisabeth ^b   Kirkland, David ^c  

^a ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHES INTERNATIONALES SERVIER   (France)

^c UK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cytotoxicity; In vitro genotoxicity; Relative cell count; Relative increase in cell count; Relative population doubling; Replication index

Indexed keywords

4 NITROQUINOLINE 1 OXIDE; BLEOMYCIN; CESIUM 137; COLCHICINE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYTOCHALASIN B; ETOPOSIDE; GRISEOFULVIN; MITOMYCIN C; NOCODAZOLE; OCTOXINOL; PACLITAXEL; PARAQUAT; POTASSIUM BROMATE; VINBLASTINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL SURVIVAL; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINESIS; CYTOTOXICITY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; GAMMA RADIATION; GENOTOXICITY; IN VITRO STUDY; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CELL COUNT; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CYTOCHALASIN B; CYTOTOXINS; MICE; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS;

EID: 50349095336     PISSN: 13835718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2008.06.004     Document Type: Article

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