The level of DNA damage and the frequency of micronuclei in haemolymph of freshwater mussels Anodonta woodiana exposed to benzo[a]pyrene

Acta Toxicologica

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 41-45

  Woźnicki, Paweł ^a   Lewandowska, Renata ^a   Brzuzan, Paweł ^a   Ziomek, Elzbieta ^a   Bardega, Ryszard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARMIA AND MAZURY IN OLSZTYN   (Poland)

Author keywords

B a P; Chromatin damage; Freshwater mussels

Indexed keywords

BENZO[A]PYRENE; DNA;

ANIMAL MODEL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GENOTOXICITY; HEMOLYMPH; MICRONUCLEUS; MUSSEL; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALIA; ANODONTA; ANODONTA WOODIANA;

EID: 7544228165     PISSN: 17316383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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