Mechanisms involved in the induction of aneuploidy: the significance of chromosome loss
The induction of aneuploidy by physical and chemical agents using different test systems was evaluated. The effect of X-rays, caffeine, acetaldehyde, ethanol, diethylstilbestrol, propionaldehyde, and chloral hydrate was studied by chromosome counting in Chinese hamster embryonic diploid cells. Aneug...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Genética
2000-12-01
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Series: | Genetics and Molecular Biology |
Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572000000400054 |