Genotoxicity of silver nanoparticles evaluated using the Ames test and in vitro micronucleus assay

Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis

Volumn 745, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 4-10

  Li, Yan ^a   Chen, David H ^b   Yan, Jian ^a   Chen, Ying ^a   Mittelstaedt, Roberta A ^a   Zhang, Yongbin ^a   Biris, Alexandru S ^c   Heflich, Robert H ^a   Chen, Tao ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR TOXICOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b Little Rock Central High School   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK   (United States)

Author keywords

Ames test; Genotoxicity; In vitro micronucleus assay; Silver nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; SILVER NANOPARTICLE; WATER;

AMES TEST; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; LYMPHOBLASTOID CELL LINE; MICRONUCLEUS; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; NANOPARTICLES; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SILVER;

SALMONELLA;

EID: 84860447208     PISSN: 13835718     EISSN: 18793592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2011.11.010     Document Type: Article

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