Genotoxicity of AMPA, the environmental metabolite of glyphosate, assessed by the Comet assay and cytogenetic tests

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 834-837

  Manas F ^a   Peralta, L ^a   Raviolo, J ^a   Garcia Ovando H ^a   Weyers, A ^a   Ugnia, L ^a   Gonzalez Cid, M ^b   Larripa, I ^b   Gorla, N ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Argentina)

^b ACADEMIA NACIONAL DE MEDICINA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

AMPA; Chromosome damage; DNA damage; Glyphosate; Herbicide

Indexed keywords

ALPHA AMINO 3 HYDROXY 5 METHYL 4 ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID; GLYPHOSATE;

BIOASSAY; CHROMOSOME; CYTOGENETICS; DNA; GENOTOXICITY; GLYPHOSATE; HOMINID; METABOLITE; RODENT; TOXICITY TEST;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; COMET ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; FEMALE; GENOTOXICITY; HEP 2 CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INCUBATION TIME; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; MOUSE; MUTAGENICITY; NONHUMAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL SURVIVAL; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; DNA; DNA DAMAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; GLYCINE; HERBICIDES; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; MUTAGENS; PHOSPHONIC ACIDS; YOUNG ADULT;

MUS;

EID: 59149092583     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2008.09.019     Document Type: Article

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