Reciprocal translocations in somatic and germ cells of mice chronically exposed by inhalation to ethylene oxide: Implications for risk assessment

Mutagenesis

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 49-55

  Donner, E Maria ^a   Wong, Brian A ^a   James, R Arden ^a   Preston, R Julian ^a,b  

^a HAMNER INSTITUTES FOR HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHYLENE OXIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; GERM CELL; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECIPROCAL CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOMATIC CELL; SPERMATOGONIUM;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ETHYLENE OXIDE; GERM CELLS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; MICE; TIME FACTORS; TRANSLOCATION, GENETIC;

ANIMALIA; MUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 73649085517     PISSN: 02678357     EISSN: 14643804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/mutage/gep042     Document Type: Article

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