The in vitro genotoxic effects of a commercial formulation of α-cypermethrin in human peripheral blood lymphocytes

Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 27-36

  Kocaman, Ayfşe Yavuz ^a   Topaktaş, Mehmet ^b  

^a MUSTAFA KEMAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

cypermethrin; Chromosome aberration; Human peripheral lymphocytes; Micronucleus; Sister chromatid exchange

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CYPERMETHRIN; INSECTICIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; NUCLEAR DIVISION; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE; SISTER CHROMATID EXCHANGE;

ADULT; CELLS, CULTURED; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HUMANS; INSECTICIDES; LYMPHOCYTES; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; MUTAGENS; PYRETHRINS; SISTER CHROMATID EXCHANGE;

ANIMALIA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 58549108802     PISSN: 08936692     EISSN: 10982280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/em.20434     Document Type: Article

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