title: Clastogenicity of lanthanides--induction of micronuclei in root tips of Vicia faba.
abstract: The clastogenic property of two lanthanides, Praseodymium and Neodymium, was evaluated by scoring the frequencies of micronucleated cells in the interphase and chromosome/chromatid aberrations at ana-telophases in root tips of Vicia faba L. The significant increase in the frequency of micronucleated cells coupled with the increase in the frequency of chromosome/chromatid bridges and lagging chromosomes/chromatids suggest that these two are clastogenic for Vicia faba root cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Botany, Samastipur college, India.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Jha
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Singh
mesh_terms: D007887:Fabaceae / Q000187:drug effects; D015162:Micronucleus Tests / Q000379:methods*; D009354:Neodymium / Q000633:toxicity*; D010946:Plants, Medicinal; D011221:Praseodymium / Q000633:toxicity*
chemical_list: D009354:Neodymium; D011221:Praseodymium