In vivo genotoxicity evaluation of atrazine and atrazine-based herbicide on fish Carassius auratus using the micronucleus test and the comet assay

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1431-1435

  Cavas, Tolga ^a  

^a ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Aquatic; Atrazine; Comet assay; Fish; Genotoxic; Micronucleus test

Indexed keywords

ATRAZINE; GESAPRIM; HERBICIDE; MESYLIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; CELL DAMAGE; COMET ASSAY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DNA DAMAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ERYTHROCYTE DISORDER; ERYTHROCYTE STRUCTURE; GENOTOXICITY; GOLDFISH; IN VIVO STUDY; MICRONUCLEUS; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; NONHUMAN; RISK FACTOR; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMALS; ATRAZINE; CELL NUCLEUS; COMET ASSAY; DNA; DNA BREAKS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ERYTHROCYTES; GOLDFISH; HERBICIDES; MICRONUCLEI, CHROMOSOME-DEFECTIVE; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS;

ANANAS COMOSUS; CARASSIUS AURATUS; CONIFEROPHYTA; CYPRINIDAE; PISCES; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 79955675610     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2011.03.038     Document Type: Article

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