Evaluation of genotoxic effects of semicarbazide on cultured human lymphocytes and rat bone marrow

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 209-214

  Vlastos, Dimitris ^a   Moshou, Hariklia ^a   Epeoglou, Klimentini ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Genotoxicity; Human lymphocytes; Micronucleus (MN) test; Rat bone marrow; Semicarbazide (SEM); Sister chromatid exchange (SCE)

Indexed keywords

MITOMYCIN C; SEMICARBAZIDE;

ADULT; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LYMPHOCYTE CULTURE; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; NONHUMAN; RAT; SISTER CHROMATID EXCHANGE;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, ALKYLATING; BONE MARROW CELLS; CELLS, CULTURED; CHROMOSOMES; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; ERYTHROCYTES; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; MUTAGENS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEMICARBAZIDES; SISTER CHROMATID EXCHANGE; YOUNG ADULT;

RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 72249106204     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2009.10.002     Document Type: Article

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