Determination of genotoxic effects of copper sulphate and cobalt chloride in Allium cepa root cells by chromosome aberration and comet assays

Chemosphere

Volumn 75, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 934-938

  Yildiz, Mustafa ^a   Ciǧerci, Ibrahim Hakki ^a   Konuk, Muhsin ^a   Fatih Fidan, A ^a   Terzi, Hakan ^a  

^a AFYON KOCATEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Allium cepa; Chromosome aberration assay; Cobalt chloride; Comet assay; Copper sulphate; Genotoxicity

Indexed keywords

ALLIUM CEPA; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION ASSAY; COBALT CHLORIDE; COMET ASSAY; COPPER SULPHATE; GENOTOXICITY;

ABERRATIONS; ASSAYS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESES; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COBALT; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); COPPER; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY MEASUREMENT; ELECTROPHORESIS; GELATION; NUCLEIC ACIDS; SECURITY OF DATA;

CHROMOSOMES;

COBALT CHLORIDE; COPPER SULFATE;

BIOASSAY; BIOMONITORING; CHROMOSOME; COBALT; COPPER COMPOUND; ESTER; GENOTOXICITY; GROWTH RESPONSE; INHIBITION; MONOCOTYLEDON; PH; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; ROOT SYSTEM;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; COMET ASSAY; DNA DAMAGE; GENOTOXICITY; GROWTH INHIBITION; MITOSIS INHIBITION; NONHUMAN; ONION; ROOT CELL;

ANAPHASE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; COBALT; COMET ASSAY; COPPER SULFATE; DNA DAMAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; MITOSIS; ONIONS; PLANT ROOTS; TELOPHASE;

ALLIUM; ALLIUM CEPA;

EID: 64449085594     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2009.01.023     Document Type: Article

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