Reflections on the development of micronucleus assays

Mutagenesis

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 3-10

  Heddle, John A ^a   Fenech, Michael ^b   Hayashi, Makoto ^c   MacGregor, James T ^d  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c Biosafety Research Center   (Japan)

^d Toxicology Consulting Services   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROCYTE; GENETIC DAMAGE; HUMAN; LYMPHOCYTE; MAMMAL CELL; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; NONHUMAN; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; DNA DAMAGE; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; MICE; MICRONUCLEI, CHROMOSOME-DEFECTIVE; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 78650674149     PISSN: 02678357     EISSN: 14643804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/mutage/geq085     Document Type: Review

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