Genotoxicity of heavy metals to the larvae of Chironomuskiiensis Tokunaga after short-term exposure

Toxicology and Industrial Health

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 734-739

  Al Shami, Salman A ^a   Rawi, Che Salmah Md ^a   Ahmad, Abu Hassan ^a   Nor, Siti Azizah Mohd ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Chironomus kiiensis; comet assay; ecotoxicology; genotoxicity; heavy metals

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; ZINC;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CHIRONOMUS; COMET ASSAY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DNA DAMAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXPOSURE; GENOTOXICITY; KRUSKAL WALLIS TEST; LARVA; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALS; CHIRONOMIDAE; COMET ASSAY; DNA DAMAGE; ECOTOXICOLOGY; LARVA; METALS, HEAVY; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; MUTAGENS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 84864834862     PISSN: 07482337     EISSN: 14770393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0748233711422729     Document Type: Article

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