Comprehensive assessment of the photomutagenicity, photogenotoxicity and photo(cyto)toxicity of azulene

Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis

Volumn 723, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 129-133

  Struwe, M ^a   Csato, M ^a   Singer, T ^a   Gocke, E ^a  

^a F HOFFMANN LA ROCHE LTD   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Ames; Azulene; Comet assay; Micronucleus test; Phototoxicity

Indexed keywords

AZULENE; GUAIAZULENE; NEUTRAL RED;

AMES TEST; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; COMET ASSAY; CYTOTOXICITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENOTOXICITY; IRRADIATION; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; MOUSE; MUTAGENIC ACTIVITY; MUTAGENICITY; NONHUMAN; PHOTOTOXICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

3T3 CELLS; ANIMALS; AZULENES; COMET ASSAY; DNA DAMAGE; LEUKEMIA L5178; LIGHT; MICE; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; PHOTOCHEMICAL PROCESSES; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SESQUITERPENES; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 79959736827     PISSN: 13835718     EISSN: 18793592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2011.03.017     Document Type: Article

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