MUTATION RESEARCH, vol.306, no.1, pp.81-83, 1994 (SCI-Expanded)
The effects of herpes simplex virus type I (HSV-I) on SCE frequencies in human lymphocytes in vitro were investigated. SCE frequencies in controls (mean +/- ISD 5.2 +/- 1.6) and in cells exposed to the virus for 3 and 6 h (mean +/- ISD 5.3 +/- 1.6 and 5.8 +/- 1.6 respectively) were about the same. However, cells infected for 9 and 24 h showed a significant increase of SCE frequencies (p < 0.05).