Is nitrous oxide a genotoxic carcinogen?

Mutagenesis

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 459-462

  O'Donovan, Michael R ^a   Hammond, Timothy G ^b  

^a O'Donovan GT Consulting Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b Preclinical Safety Consulting Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC GAS; CARCINOGEN; HOMOCYSTEINE; ISOFLURANE; NITROUS OXIDE; SEVOFLURANE;

BACTERIAL MUTATION; CARCINOGENICITY; DNA DAMAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; LUNG ALVEOLUS CELL; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ANIMAL; GENETICS; HAMSTER; MALE; MOUSE; RAT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CRICETULUS GRISEUS; MUS; RATTUS;

ANIMALS; CARCINOGENS; CRICETINAE; DNA DAMAGE; HUMANS; MALE; MICE; NITROUS OXIDE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RATS;

EID: 84936754785     PISSN: 02678357     EISSN: 14643804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/mutage/gev024     Document Type: Review

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