Assessment of genotoxicity of waterpipe and cigarette smoking in lymphocytes using the sister-chromatid exchange assay: A comparative study

The genotoxic effect of potassium metabi

The genotoxic effect of potassium metabisulfite using chromosome aberration, sister chromatid exchange, micronucleus tests in human lymphocytes and chromosome aberration test in bone marrow cells of rats

✍ Ayse Yavuz-Kocaman; Eyyup Rencuzogullari; Hasan Basri Ila; Mehmet Topaktas 📂 Article 📅 2008 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 98 KB 👁 2 views

## Abstract Potassium metabisulfite (PMB) is used as an antimicrobial substance in many kinds of foods. In the present study, the effects of PMB on chromosome aberrations (CAs), sister chromatid exchanges (SCEs), and micronucleus (MN) formation in human lymphocytes and as well as its effect on CAs