Induction of micronuclei in cultured mammalian cells by fume condensates of roofing asphalt

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 554-559

  Qian, H W ^a   Ong, T ^a,b   Whong, W Z ^a,c  

^a ALOSH   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

aneuploidy; kinetochore; micronucleus; roofing asphalt fume

Indexed keywords

ASPHALT;

ANEUPLOIDY; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CENTROMERE; FIBROBLAST CULTURE; MAMMAL; MICRONUCLEUS; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

EID: 0029995312     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0274(199605)29:5<554::aid-ajim16>3.0.co;2-%23     Document Type: Article

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