Evaluation of micronuclei induction capacity and mutagenicity of organochlorine and organophosphate pesticides

Drug Metabolism Letters

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 187-197

  Yaduvanshi, Santosh K ^a   Srivastava, Nalini ^a   Marotta, Francesco ^b   Jain, Shalini ^c   Yadav, Hariom ^c  

^a JIWAJI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Ames test; Chlorpyrifos; Endosulfan; Genotoxicity of pesticides; Lindane; Micronucleus test; Monocrotophos; Mutagenicity of pesticides

Indexed keywords

CHLORPYRIFOS; ENDOSULFAN; LINDANE; MONOCROTOPHOS;

AMES TEST; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW CELL; CELL DEATH; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CYTOTOXICITY; DOSE RESPONSE; ERYTHROCYTE; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; METABOLIC ACTIVATION; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; MOUSE; MUTAGEN TESTING; MUTAGENICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

ANIMALS; BONE MARROW; CELL DEATH; CHLORPYRIFOS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENDOSULFAN; INSECTICIDES; LINDANE; MALE; MICE; MICRONUCLEI, CHROMOSOME-DEFECTIVE; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; MICROSOMES; MONOCROTOPHOS; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; MUTAGENS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SALMONELLA;

EID: 84876726213     PISSN: 18723128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1872312811206030006     Document Type: Article

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