The comet assay in biomonitoring of occupational exposure in rubber factory and plastic lamination plant. Comparison with cytogenetic and immune biomarkers

Neoplasma

Volumn 46, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1999, Pages 23-25

  Somorovska M ^a   Tulinska J ^a   Barancokova M ^a   Zamecnikova M ^b   Collins, A ^c   Liskova A ^a   Vallova B ^a   Petrovska H ^a   Jahnova E ^a   Vodicka P ^d   Fuortes, L ^e   Dusinska M ^a  

^a INST OF PREV AND CLINICAL MEDICINE   (Slovakia)

^b National Institute of Public Health   (Slovakia)

^c ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^d INSTITUTE OF MATHEMATICS   (Czech Republic)

^e UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomonitoring; Chromosomal aberrations; Comet assay; Immune parameters; Micronuclei

Indexed keywords

EID: 0007377979     PISSN: 00282685     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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