Is the micronucleus test indicative of the chronic exposure to genotoxic agents in all mammals? Implications of the spleen in the results of this test

[摘要] Environmental studies in several countries are including genotoxicity tests as tools to evaluate exposure to contaminants. Most of these tests are developed on sentinel species of mammals. The Ctenomys genus has been used as a sentinel for screening envir

[学科分类] 动物科学

[关键词] micronucleus;mammalian spleen;chronic exposure