Review of the mutagenicity/genotoxicity of butylated hydroxytoluene.

doi:10.1016/0165-1110(92)90043-9

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Review of the mutagenicity/genotoxicity of butylated hydroxytoluene.

Mutation research - 1 Sept 1992

Bomhard E M, Bremmer J N, Herbold B A

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Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) is an effective, widely used, low cost antioxidant. A host of studies examining the potential of BHT to cause point mutations have been published. They include in vitro studies on various bacterial species and strains and on various types of mammalian cell lines as...

Topics

Animals
Butylated Hydroxytoluene
Chromosome Aberrations
DNA Damage
Liver Neoplasms, Experimental
Mutagenicity Tests
Mutagens
Mutation

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