The genetic effects of environmental lead

Mutation Research - Reviews in Mutation Research

Volumn 410, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 123-140

  Johnson, F M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Carcinogenesis; Evolution; Genetics; Heavy Metal; Lead; Mechanism; Mutation; Selection; Toxicit y

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; CARCINOGENICITY; DNA SYNTHESIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; LEAD POISONING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TOXICITY TESTING;

EID: 0032051941     PISSN: 13835742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1383-5742(97)00032-X     Document Type: Article

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