N-methylpurine DNA glycosylase plays a pivotal role in the threshold response of ethyl methanesulfonate-induced chromosome damage

Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 346-358

  Zaïr, Zoulikha M ^a   Jenkins, Gareth J ^a   Doak, Shareen H ^a   Singh, Raj ^b   Brown, Karen ^c   Johnson, George E ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Cancer Biomarkers and Prevention Group   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

BER; EMS; ENU; Genotoxicity; MPG; Threshold dose response

Indexed keywords

6 METHYLPURINE; 7 METHYLGUANINE; DNA GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE; ETHYLNITROSOUREA; MESSENGER RNA; MESYLIC ACID ETHYL ESTER;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME DAMAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; GENE MUTATION; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYMPHOBLASTOID CELL; MUTATION RATE;

EID: 78751689062     PISSN: 10966080     EISSN: 10960929     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfq341     Document Type: Article

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