Sister chromatid exchange induction in peripheral blood lymphocytes of traffic police workers

Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis

Volumn 394, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 37-44

  Bolognesi, Claudia ^a   Gallerani, Elena ^b   Bonatti, Stefania ^b,e   De Ferrari, Marcella ^b   Fontana, Vincenzo ^c   Valerio, Federico ^d   Merlo, Franco ^c   Abbondandolo, Angelo ^b,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b Mutagenesis Laboratory   (Italy)

^c Environ Oncol Dept Ist Naz P   (Italy)

^d Environmental Chemistry   (Italy)

^e CNR   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cytogenetic biomonitoring; Sister chromatid exchange; Traffic policeman

Indexed keywords

AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL CARCINOGENESIS; CHROMATID EXCHANGE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; POLICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLICE; POLYCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; SISTER CHROMATID EXCHANGE;

EID: 0031446190     PISSN: 13835718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1383-5718(97)00121-6     Document Type: Article

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