Evaluation of genotoxic activity of maleic hydrazide, ethyl methane sulfonate, and N-nitroso diethylamine in Tradescantia

• Main Authors: Alvarez-Moya Carlos (Author), Santerre-Lucas Anne (Author), Zúñiga-González Guillermo (Author), Torres-Bugarín Olivia (Author), Padilla-Camberos Eduardo (Author), Feria-Velasco Alfredo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective. To assess the genotoxic activity of N-nitroso diethylamine (NDEA), maleic hydrazide (MH), and ethyl methane sulfonate (EMS) using two systems: the comet assay on nuclei from Tradescantia, and the pink mutation test on Tradescantia staminal hairs (clone 4430). Material and Methods. Tradesc...