The micronucleus test: temporal pattern of base- line frequency in Mytilus galloprovincialis
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The base-line frequency of micronucleated cells was measured in g111 tissue of Mytilus ga l loprov~nc~ahs Lmk. from 2 ~Mediterranean areas (northern Tyrrhenian and northern Adriatic Seas), and turned out to be a function of water temperature and age of the animals.
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