Molecular mechanisms of micronucleus, nucleoplasmic bridge and nuclear bud formation in mammalian and human cells

Mutagenesis

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 125-132

  Fenech, M ^a   Kirsch Volders, M ^b   Natarajan, A T ^c   Surralles, J ^d   Crott, J W ^e   Parry, J ^f   Norppa, H ^g   Eastmond, D A ^h   Tucker, J D ⁱ   Thomas, P ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^e TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^g FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^h UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

ⁱ WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ANAPHASE; ANEUPLOIDY; CELL NUCLEUS; CENTROMERE; CHROMATID; CHROMOSOMAL INSTABILITY; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; CYTOKINESIS; DNA REPAIR; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENOME; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; MAMMAL CELL; MICRONUCLEUS; MOLECULAR PROBE; NUCLEOLUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; REVIEW; SISTER CHROMATID; SPINDLE CELL;

ANEUPLOIDY; CELL NUCLEUS; CHROMOSOMAL INSTABILITY; CHROMOSOME BREAKAGE; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; DNA BREAKS; DNA REPAIR; HUMANS; MICRONUCLEI, CHROMOSOME-DEFECTIVE; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 78650664775     PISSN: 02678357     EISSN: 14643804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/mutage/geq052     Document Type: Review

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