Assessment of genotoxic effects of benzyl derivatives by the comet assay

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1239-1242

  Demir, Eşref ^a   Kocaoĝlu, Serap ^a   Kaya, Bülent ^a  

^a AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Benzyl derivatives; Comet assay; DNA damage; Genotoxicity; Human lymphocytes

Indexed keywords

BENZALDEHYDE; BENZOIC ACID; BENZYL ACETATE; BENZYL ALCOHOL; BENZYL DERIVATIVE; DNA; FLAVORING AGENT; WATER;

ALKALINITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; COMET ASSAY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; LYMPHOCYTE; NORMAL HUMAN; SINGLE STRANDED DNA BREAK;

APOPTOSIS; BENZALDEHYDES; BENZENE DERIVATIVES; BENZOIC ACID; BENZYL ALCOHOL; BENZYL COMPOUNDS; COMET ASSAY; DNA DAMAGE; FLAVORING AGENTS; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTES; MUTAGENS;

EID: 77951622244     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2010.02.016     Document Type: Article

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