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Research Article

Genotoxicity Testing of Low-Calorie Sweeteners: Aspartame, Acesulfame-K, and Saccharin

Atrayee Bandyopadhyay Centre of Advanced Study, Cell and Chromosome Research, Department of Botany, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India
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Sarbani Ghoshal Present address: Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA
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Anita Mukherjee Centre of Advanced Study, Cell and Chromosome Research, Department of Botany, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, IndiaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 447-457 | Published online: 03 Nov 2008

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