Standardization of bulb and root sample sizes for the Allium cepa test

Ecotoxicology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 927-935

  Barberio A ^a,b   Voltolini, J C ^b   Mello, M L S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TAUBATÉ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Allium cepa test; Bulbs; Micronuclei; Mitotic abnormalities; Roots; Sample size

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; RIVER WATER;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; BIOASSAY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DAMAGE; GENOTOXICITY; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POLLUTION EFFECT; RIVER POLLUTION; RIVER WATER; ROOT VEGETABLE; STANDARDIZATION; TOXICITY TEST; TOXICOLOGY;

ALLIUM CEPA TEST; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; FECES; MICRONUCLEUS; MITOSIS INDEX; MITOSIS RATE; NONHUMAN; ONION; PLANT BULB; PLANT DAMAGE; PLANT ROOT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE SIZE; STANDARDIZATION; TOXICITY TESTING; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; MITOSIS; MUTAGENS; ONIONS; PLANT ROOTS; SAMPLE SIZE; TOXICITY TESTS;

BRAZIL; RIO PARAIBA DO SUL; SAO PAULO [BRAZIL];

ALLIUM CEPA;

EID: 79955906476     PISSN: 09639292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10646-011-0602-8     Document Type: Article

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