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Mutagens

Known as: 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… Expand
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Review
2017
Review
2017
Induction of oxidative stress by bisphenol A and its pleiotropic effects
Bisphenol A (BPA) has become a target of intense public scrutiny since concerns about its association with human diseases such as… Expand
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Review
2017
Review
2017
Mechanisms of DNA damage, repair, and mutagenesis
Living organisms are continuously exposed to a myriad of DNA damaging agents that can impact health and modulate disease-states… Expand
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Review
2017
Review
2017
From sperm to offspring: Assessing the heritable genetic consequences of paternal smoking and potential public health impacts.
Individuals who smoke generally do so with the knowledge of potential consequences to their own health. What is rarely considered… Expand
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Review
2016
Review
2016
Toxic Pollutants from Plastic Waste- A Review
Abstract Incineration of plastic waste in an open field is a major source of air pollution. Most of the times, the Municipal… Expand
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Review
1999
Review
1999
T-DNA as an insertional mutagen in Arabidopsis.
Forward genetics begins with a mutant phenotype and asks the question “What is the genotype?” that is, what is the sequence of… Expand
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Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Revised methods for the Salmonella mutagenicity test.
The methods for detecting carcinogens and mutagens with the Salmonella mutagenicity test were described previously (Ames et al… Expand
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Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Methods for detecting carcinogens and mutagens with the Salmonella/mammalian-microsome mutagenicity test.
 
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Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Detection of carcinogens as mutagens in the Salmonella/microsome test: assay of 300 chemicals.
About 300 carcinogens and non-carcinogens of a wide variety of chemical types have been tested for mutagenicity in the simple… Expand
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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.
18 Carcinogens, including aflatoxin B(1), benzo(a)pyrene, acetylaminofluorene, benzidine, and dimethylamino-trans-stilbene, are… Expand
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Highly Cited
1973
Highly Cited
1973
An improved bacterial test system for the detection and classification of mutagens and carcinogens.
We previously described a set of four strains of Salmonella typhimurium designed for detecting the various types of mutagens, and… Expand
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