[The specificity of the genotoxic action of carcinogenic aromatic compounds on Drosophila mus mutants].

Article

[The specificity of the genotoxic action of carcinogenic aromatic compounds on Drosophila mus mutants].

Biulleten' eksperimental'noi biologii i meditsiny - 1 Nov 1991

Shpigel'man V S, Fuks S Iu, Safaev R D, Belitskiĭ G A

Abstract excerpt

Hypersensitivity to the toxic effect of benzo(a)pyrene (B(a)P) was determined in homozygous larvae of two D. melanogaster mus strains (mus 208B2 and mus210). The two others (mus205B1 and mus208B1) were found to be less sensitive and the parent strain was resistant. The lack of correlation between...

Topics

Animals
Carcinogenicity Tests
Carcinogens
Drosophila melanogaster
Genes
Heterozygote
Homozygote
Mutation
Polycyclic Compounds

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