Cytogenetic effects of citric acid and benzoic acid on Allium chromosomes

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 17, Issue 8 A, 2008, Pages 1029-1037

  Yilmaz, Serkan ^a   Ünal, Fatma ^a   Aksoy, Hüseyin ^b   Yüzbaşioǧlu, Deniz ^a   Çelik, Mustafa ^c  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b SAKARYA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c KAHRAMANMARAS SUTCU IMAM UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Allium anaphase telophase test; Allium sativum L.; Allium test; Benzoic acid; Chromosome aberrations; Citric acid; Mitotic index

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; CHROMOSOME; CITRIC ACID; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CYTOGENETICS; MONOCOTYLEDON; ROOT;

ALLIUM; ALLIUM SATIVUM;

EID: 52749083260     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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