A review of the genotoxicity of 1,2-dichloroethane (EDC)

Mutation Research - Reviews in Mutation Research

Volumn 727, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 42-53

  Gwinn, Maureen R ^a   Johns, Douglas O ^b   Bateson, Thomas F ^a   Guyton, Kathryn Z ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

1,2 Dichloroethane; Genotoxicity; Mutagenicity

Indexed keywords

1,2 DICHLOROETHANE; CYTOCHROME P450; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE;

ANEUPLOIDY; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME DAMAGE; DNA ADDUCT; DNA BINDING; DNA DAMAGE; DRUG EXPOSURE; GENE MUTATION; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; METABOLITE; MUTAGENICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; SISTER CHROMATID EXCHANGE;

ANIMALS; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; DNA ADDUCTS; DNA DAMAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; ETHYLENE DICHLORIDES; HUMANS; MICE; MUTAGENS;

ANIMALIA; MUS;

EID: 79955103486     PISSN: 13835742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mrrev.2011.01.001     Document Type: Review

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