Micronucleus assay in aquatic animals

Mutagenesis

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 205-213

  Bolognesi, Claudia ^a   Hayashi, Makoto ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b Biosafety Research Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARCINOGEN; MUTAGENIC AGENT;

AQUATIC FAUNA; BLOOD CELL; CELL SURVIVAL; ERYTHROCYTE; GENETIC DAMAGE; GENOTOXICITY; GILL; KIDNEY CELL; LIVER CELL; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; MYTILUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTION;

ANIMALS; AQUATIC ORGANISMS; DNA DAMAGE; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ERYTHROCYTES; FISHES; HEMOCYTES; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; MUTAGENS; MYTILUS; WATER POLLUTANTS;

ANIMALIA; BIVALVIA; MYTILUS;

EID: 78650636349     PISSN: 02678357     EISSN: 14643804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/mutage/geq073     Document Type: Review

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