Evaluation of genotoxic potential of styrene in furniture workers using unsaturated polyester resins

Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis

Volumn 392, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 261-268

  Karakaya, Ali E ^a   Karahalil, Bensu ^a   Yilmazer, Meltem ^a   Aygün, Neslihan ^a   Şardaş, Semra ^a   Burgaz, Sema ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Furniture worker; Mandelic acid; MN; Phenylglyoxylic acid; SCE; Styrene; Urinary thioether (UT) excretion

Indexed keywords

MANDELIC ACID; PHENYLGLYOXYLIC ACID; POLYESTER; RESIN; STYRENE;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME DAMAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FURNITURE; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INDUSTRY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SISTER CHROMATID EXCHANGE; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; HUMANS; INTERIOR DESIGN AND FURNISHINGS; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; MUTAGENS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLYESTERS; RESINS, SYNTHETIC; SISTER CHROMATID EXCHANGE; SMOKING; STYRENE; STYRENES; SULFIDES; TURKEY;

EID: 0030750359     PISSN: 13835718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1383-5718(97)00080-6     Document Type: Article

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