Genotoxicity of glyphosate assessed by the comet assay and cytogenetic tests

Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 37-41

  Mañas, Fernando ^a,c   Peralta, Laura ^a   Raviolo, José ^a   Ovando, Hugo García ^a   Weyers, Alicia ^a   Ugnia, Laura ^a   Cid, Marcela Gonzalez ^b   Larripa, Irene ^b   Gorla, Nora ^a,c  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Argentina)

^b ACADEMIA NACIONAL DE MEDICINA   (Argentina)

^c Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Catalase; Chromosome aberrations; Comet assay; Glyphosate; Micronucleus; SOD; TBARs

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; GLYPHOSATE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE;

ADULT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; COMET ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

MUS;

EID: 67349272855     PISSN: 13826689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2009.02.001     Document Type: Article

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