THE EFFECTS OF A RANGE OF ANTICANCER DRUGS IN THE WHITE-IVORY SOMATIC MUTATION TEST IN DROSOPHILA

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CLEMENTS, J
HOWE, D
LOWRY, A
PHILLIPS, M
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[1] UNIV EXETER,WASHINGTON SINGER LABS,DEPT BIOL SCI,EXETER EX4 4QG,DEVON,ENGLAND
[2] TAUNTON & SOMERSET HOSP,MUSGROVE PK BRANCH,TAUNTON TA1 5DA,SOMERSET,ENGLAND
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MUTATION RESEARCH | 1990年 / 228卷 / 02期
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10.1016/0027-5107(90)90073-D
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Q3 [遗传学];
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071007 ; 090102 ;
摘要
The white-ivory test is based upon the reversion of the X-linked, recessive eye-colour mutation white-ivory to wild-type. Somatic reversion of white-ivory results in clones of red facets in the white-ivory eyes of eclosing adult files. 4 anti-cancer drugs, bleomycin, adriamycin, mitoxantrone and cyclophosphamide were found to significantly increase the white-ivory reversion frequency whereas cytosine arabinoside, methotrexate and vincristine did not give positive results. © 1990.
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