Alkaline single cell gel electrophoresis of DNA fragments in biomonitoring for genotoxicity: An introductory study on healthy human volunteers

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 185-192

  Hellman, Björn ^a,b   Vaghef, Hamid ^a,b   Friis, Lennart ^a   Edling, Christer ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Alkaline single cell gel electrophoresis; Human biomonitoring; Longitudinal blood sampling; Peripheral lymphocytes; Primary DNA damage

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DNA FRAGMENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BLOOD SAMPLING; CAPILLARY BLOOD; DNA DAMAGE; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE;

ADULT; ANIMALS; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DNA DAMAGE; DNA FRAGMENTATION; ELECTROPHORESIS, CAPILLARY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MIDDLE AGED; MUTAGENICITY TESTS;

EID: 0031015884     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004200050135     Document Type: Article

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