Evaluation of Mutagenic Potentials of Some Food Additives by Ames Test
Subject Areas : food microbiology
Z. Hojati
1
(Associate Professor of Biology Department, Faculty of Sciences, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran.)
F. Dehghanian
2
(PhD Student of Biology Department, Faculty of Sciences, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran.)
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