Mutagenic, cytotoxic, and genotoxic properties of tobacco smoke produced by cigarillos available on the Canadian market

Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 199-209

  Rickert, W S ^a   Trivedi, A H ^a   Momin, R A ^a   Wagstaff, W G ^a   Lauterbach, J H ^b  

^a Labstat International ULC   (Canada)

^b Lauterbach and Associates LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Cigar; Cigarillo; Clastogenicity; Cytotoxicity; Genotoxicity; Mutagenicity; Nicotine; Smoke; TPM

Indexed keywords

NICOTINE; TOBACCO SMOKE;

AMES TEST; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CANADA; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; GENOTOXICITY; IN VITRO STUDY; METABOLIC ACTIVATION; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; MUTAGENICITY; NEUTRAL RED UPTAKE ASSAY; NONHUMAN; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA; TOBACCO; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMALS; CANADA; CHO CELLS; CRICETINAE; HUMANS; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; MUTAGENS; NEUTRAL RED; NICOTINE; PARTICULATE MATTER; SALMONELLA; SMOKE; SMOKING; TOBACCO;

CRICETULUS GRISEUS; NICOTIANA TABACUM; SALMONELLA;

EID: 80053615934     PISSN: 02732300     EISSN: 10960295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2011.07.009     Document Type: Article

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