Genetic Effects from Exposure to Hazardous Agents
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Genetic effects from exposure to hazardous agents.
Mammalian germ cell stages exhibit differences in DNA synthesis activity, capability to repair DNA damage, and chromosome-associated proteins. The sensitivity to mutation induction may be influenced by such factors as the accessibility of DNA to chemical mutagens, the interval between DNA damage induction and the next round of DNA replication, and the repair of DNA damage. Such qualitative and ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Environmental Health Perspectives
سال: 1993
ISSN: 0091-6765
DOI: 10.2307/3431736