Declaring the existence of human germ-cell mutagens

Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 166-172

  Demarini, David M ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Chemotherapy; Heritable effects; Ionizing radiation; Tobacco smoke

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CIGARETTE SMOKE;

ADVERSE OUTCOME; AIR POLLUTION; ANEUPLOIDY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CYTOLOGY; DNA DAMAGE; GENOMICS; GERM CELL; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; MUTAGENESIS; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; NOTE; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

GERM CELLS; HUMANS; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; MUTAGENS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 84857796663     PISSN: 08936692     EISSN: 10982280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/em.21685     Document Type: Note

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