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Original Articles

Vitamin B12 and Methionine Deficiencies Induce Genome Damage Measured Using the Cytokinesis-Block Micronucleus Cytome Assay in Human B Lymphoblastoid Cell Lines

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Pages 866-873 | Received 19 Nov 2012, Accepted 15 Apr 2013, Published online: 02 Aug 2013

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