Genetic damage in urban mice exposed to traffic pollution

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 323-328

  Ieradi, L A ^a   Cristaldi, M ^b   Mascanzoni, D ^c   Cardarelli, E ^b   Grossi, R ^b   Campanella, L ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; ZINC;

AIR POLLUTION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASSAY; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BONE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ERYTHROCYTE; EXHAUST GAS; FEMALE; GENETIC DAMAGE; KIDNEY; LIVER; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS; MOUSE; MUTAGEN TESTING; NONHUMAN; SPERMATOZOON ABNORMALITY; TRAFFIC; URBAN AREA;

ANIMALIA; MUS; MUS MUSCULUS DOMESTICUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 0030010926     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0269-7491(95)00109-3     Document Type: Article

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