Early genotoxic effects in gill cells and haemocytes of Dreissena polymorpha exposed to cadmium, B[a]P and a combination of B[a]P and Cd

Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis

Volumn 723, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 26-35

  Vincent Hubert, Françoise ^a   Arini, Adeline ^a   Gourlay Francé, Catherine ^a  

^a Procédés biotechnologiques au service de l'environnement   (France)

Author keywords

Benzo a pyrene; Cadmium; Comet assay; Fpg protein; Micronucleus test; Zebra mussels

Indexed keywords

BENZO[A]PYRENE; CADMIUM CHLORIDE; COLLAGENASE; DISPASE; DNA FORMAMIDOPYRIMIDINE GLYCOSYLASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BLOOD CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOGENETICS; DNA DAMAGE; DREISSENA; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FRESHWATER SPECIES; GENOTOXICITY; GILL; MICRONUCLEUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT TISSUE; TAIL;

DREISSENA POLYMORPHA;

EID: 79957837442     PISSN: 13835718     EISSN: 18793592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2011.03.008     Document Type: Article

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