Cytogenetic and genotoxic effects of zinc oxide nanoparticles on root cells of Allium cepa

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 190, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 613-621

  Kumari, Mamta ^a   Khan, S Sudheer ^a   Pakrashi, Sunandan ^a   Mukherjee, Amitava ^a   Chandrasekaran, Natarajan ^a  

^a VIT UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Allium cepa; Cytotoxicity; Genotoxicity; Zinc oxide nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

ALLIUM CEPA; BEST MODEL; CHROMOSOMAL ABERRATION; CYTOTOXIC AGENTS; DISTILLED WATER; GENOTOXIC EFFECTS; GENOTOXICITIES; GENOTOXICITY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MITOTIC INDEX; MITOTIC PHASE; NANO-MATERIALS; PHYSICO-CHEMICALS; ROOT CELLS; SEM IMAGE; TEM IMAGES; ZINC OXIDE NANOPARTICLES; ZNO;

CHROMOSOMES; CONSUMER PRODUCTS; CYTOTOXICITY; DEIONIZED WATER; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; NANOPARTICLES; OXIDATION; TOXICITY; ZINC;

ZINC OXIDE;

NANOPARTICLE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE; ZINC OXIDE;

CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; CYTOGENETICS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GENOTOXICITY; MONOCOTYLEDON; PHYTOTOXICITY; SUBLETHAL EFFECT; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ZINC;

ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CYTOGENETICS; GENOTOXICITY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MICRONUCLEUS; MICROSCOPY; MITOSIS INDEX; NONHUMAN; ONION; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PLANT ROOT; ROOT CELL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CYTOGENETIC ANALYSIS; DNA DAMAGE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MITOSIS; MITOTIC INDEX; NANOPARTICLES; ONIONS; PLANT ROOTS; TOXICITY TESTS; ZINC OXIDE;

ALLIUM CEPA;

EID: 79956117915     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2011.03.095     Document Type: Article

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