[The level of chromosome mutations in the bone marrow cells of wild mice trapped in an area of intensive pesticide use].

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[The level of chromosome mutations in the bone marrow cells of wild mice trapped in an area of intensive pesticide use].

TSitologiia i genetika - 1 Jan 2000

Khalikov P Kh

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A 4-fold increase in chromosomal rearrangement and a 5-fold increase in polychromatophilic erythrocytes with micronuclei were registered in the bone marrow of wild mice caught in the cotton fields with intensive application of various pesticides. An inhibition of erythroid cell differentiation as...

Topics

Animals
Animals, Wild
Bone Marrow
Chromosome Aberrations
Chromosomes
Erythrocytes
Mice
Mitosis
Muridae
Mutation
Pesticides
Uzbekistan

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