The interactive effect of alcohol and folic acid on genome stability in human WIL2-NS cells measured using the cytokinesis-block micronucleus cytome assay

Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis

Volumn 657, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 32-38

  Teo, Theodora ^a   Fenech, Michael ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Folic acid; Genome stability; Micronucleus assay; WIL2 NS cells

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; FOLIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME BREAKAGE; CHROMOSOME DAMAGE; CYTOKINESIS; CYTOTOXICITY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENOMIC INSTABILITY; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MICRONUCLEUS; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CELL DEATH; CELL LINE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CYTOKINESIS; DNA DAMAGE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG INTERACTIONS; ETHANOL; FOLIC ACID; GENOMIC INSTABILITY; HUMANS; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS;

EID: 56349102592     PISSN: 13835718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2008.08.002     Document Type: Article

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