Genotoxicity of malathion in human lymphocytes assessed using the micronucleus assay in vitro and in vivo: A study of malathion-exposed workers

Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis

Volumn 388, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 85-95

  Titenko Holland, N ^a   Windham, G ^b   Kolachana, P ^a   Reinisch, F ^b   Parvatham, S ^a   Osorio, A M ^b   Smith, M T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti kinetochore antibody; Applicator; Human lymphocyte; Malathion

Indexed keywords

MALATHION;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LYMPHOCYTE CULTURE; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CERATITIS CAPITATA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER;

EID: 0031009625     PISSN: 13835718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1383-5718(96)00140-4     Document Type: Article

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