A critique of methods to measure cytotoxicity in mammalian cell genotoxicity assays

Mutagenesis

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 615-621

  O'Donovan, Mike ^a  

^a ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

2,4 DIAMINOTOLUENE; 2,4 DINITROPHENOL; 4 NITROQUINOLINE 1 OXIDE; ARSENITE SODIUM; CYTOTOXIC AGENT; DOXORUBICIN; HYCANTHONE; LIPOCORTIN 5; MITOMYCIN C; PROPIDIUM IODIDE;

CELL COUNT; CELL CYCLE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL GROWTH; CELL POPULATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHO CELL; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; FEEDER CELL; FIBROBLAST; GAMMA IRRADIATION; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; LYMPHOCYTE; LYMPHOMA CELL; MAMMAL CELL; NONHUMAN; OSTEOSARCOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CELL PROLIFERATION; DNA DAMAGE; HUMANS; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MUTAGENICITY TESTS;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 84868538327     PISSN: 02678357     EISSN: 14643804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/mutage/ges045     Document Type: Review

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