Assessment of the mutagenicity of some pharmaceutical effluents

American Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 144-150

  Akintonwa, A ^a   Awodele, Olufunsho ^a   Olofinnade, A T ^a   Anyakora, C ^a   Afolayan, G O ^a   Coker, H A B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Allium cepa assay; Ames test; Mutagenicity; Pharmaceutical effluent

Indexed keywords

AMES TEST; ARTICLE; DRUG INDUSTRY; EFFLUENT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MUTAGENICITY; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; ONION; RAT; TOXICITY TESTING; WASTE WATER;

ALLIUM CEPA;

EID: 75349102880     PISSN: 15574962     EISSN: 15574970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3844/ajptsp.2009.144.150     Document Type: Article

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