Carbofuran administration induces genotoxic effects in epithelial cells across crypt-villus axis in rat intestine

Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 280-283

  Gera, Nidhi ^a   Kiran, Ravi ^a   Mahmood, Akhtar ^a  

^a PANJAB UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Carbofuran; Comet assay; Enterocytes; Micronucleus test

Indexed keywords

MAMMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 79959648333     PISSN: 00483575     EISSN: 10959939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2011.04.013     Document Type: Article

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