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Mutagens
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Genotoxins
, Mutagen
Anything that causes a mutation (a change in the DNA of a cell). DNA changes caused by mutagens may harm cells and cause certain diseases, such as…
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Highly Cited
2019
Highly Cited
2019
Occurrence of the potent mutagens 2- nitrobenzanthrone and 3-nitrobenzanthrone in fine airborne particles
A. G. Santos
,
G. D. da Rocha
,
J. D. de Andrade
Scientific Reports
2019
Corpus ID: 57784176
Polycyclic aromatic compounds (PACs) are known due to their mutagenic activity. Among them, 2-nitrobenzanthrone (2-NBA) and 3…
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Review
2004
Review
2004
The comet assay for DNA damage and repair
A. Collins
Molecular biotechnology
2004
Corpus ID: 34355649
The comet assay (single-cell gel electrophoresis) is a simple method for measuring deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) strand breaks in…
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Review
1997
Review
1997
p53, the Cellular Gatekeeper for Growth and Division
A. Levine
Cell
1997
Corpus ID: 17192968
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Revised methods for the Salmonella mutagenicity test.
D. Maron
,
B. Ames
Mutation research
1983
Corpus ID: 205048739
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Methods for detecting carcinogens and mutagens with the Salmonella/mammalian-microsome mutagenicity test.
B. Ames
,
J. McCann
,
E. Yamasaki
Mutation research
1975
Corpus ID: 10949090
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Detection of carcinogens as mutagens in the Salmonella/microsome test: assay of 300 chemicals.
J. McCann
,
E. Choi
,
E. Yamasaki
,
B. Ames
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences…
1975
Corpus ID: 31754972
About 300 carcinogens and non-carcinogens of a wide variety of chemical types have been tested for mutagenicity in the simple…
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Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Cytological detection of mutagen–carcinogen exposure by sister chromatid exchange
P. Perry
,
H. Evans
Nature
1975
Corpus ID: 2772154
A staining technique that detects sister chromatid exchanges (SCEs) has been used to examine the response of chromosomes in…
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Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Detection of carcinogens as mutagens: bacterial tester strains with R factor plasmids.
J. McCann
,
N. Spingarn
,
J. Kobori
,
B. Ames
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences…
1975
Corpus ID: 6082489
We described previously a simple test on petri plates for detecting chemical carcinogens as mutagens, using an especially…
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Highly Cited
1973
Highly Cited
1973
Carcinogens are mutagens: a simple test system combining liver homogenates for activation and bacteria for detection.
B. Ames
,
W. Durston
,
E. Yamasaki
,
F. Lee
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences…
1973
Corpus ID: 25232925
18 Carcinogens, including aflatoxin B(1), benzo(a)pyrene, acetylaminofluorene, benzidine, and dimethylamino-trans-stilbene, are…
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Highly Cited
1973
Highly Cited
1973
An improved bacterial test system for the detection and classification of mutagens and carcinogens.
B. Ames
,
F. Lee
,
W. Durston
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences…
1973
Corpus ID: 29499607
We previously described a set of four strains of Salmonella typhimurium designed for detecting the various types of mutagens, and…
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