Genotoxic effects of vehicle traffic pollution as evaluated by micronuclei test in tradescantia (Trad-MCN)

Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis

Volumn 675, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 46-50

  Meireles, José ^a   Rocha, Rodrigo ^a   Neto, Antônio Costa ^a   Cerqueira, Eneida ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE CIÊNCIAS BIOLÓGICAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Genotoxicity; Tradescantia pallida

Indexed keywords

PLANT DNA; TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; EXHAUST GAS; GENOTOXICITY; INFLORESCENCE; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; NONHUMAN; PLANT MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRADESCANTIA;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; BRAZIL; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLOWERS; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MICRONUCLEI, CHROMOSOME-DEFECTIVE; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; MOTOR VEHICLES; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; TRADESCANTIA; URBAN HEALTH;

TRADESCANTIA; TRADESCANTIA PALLIDA;

EID: 64249097049     PISSN: 13835718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2009.02.005     Document Type: Article

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