Abstract
Tris(2,3-dibromopropyl) phosphate, a widely used flame-retardant additive for textiles, is mutagenic to histidine-requiring strains of Salmonella typhimurium. Extracts of fabrics treated with this compound are also capable of inducing mutations in these bacterial strains.
Publication types
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Biological Assay
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Clothing / adverse effects*
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Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
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Hydrocarbons, Brominated
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Microsomes, Liver / metabolism
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Mutagens*
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Organophosphorus Compounds / adverse effects*
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Organophosphorus Compounds / metabolism
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Rats
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Salmonella typhimurium / drug effects
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Skin / metabolism
Substances
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Hydrocarbons, Brominated
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Mutagens
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Organophosphorus Compounds