Exposure to epichlorohydrin and dimethylformamide, glutathione S- transferases and sister chromatid exchange frequencies in peripheral lymphocytes

Archives of Toxicology

Volumn 73, Issue 4-5, 1999, Pages 282-287

  Cheng, Tsun Jen ^a   Hwang, Shing Jen ^a   Kuo, Hsen Wen ^b   Luo, Jiin Chyuan ^c   Chang, Ming J W ^c  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Dimethylformamide Glutathione S transferase (GST) M1; GST T1; Sister chromatid exchange Epichlorohydrin

Indexed keywords

EPICHLOROHYDRIN; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; N,N DIMETHYLFORMAMIDE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE S PHASE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CYTOGENETICS; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SISTER CHROMATID EXCHANGE; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS; DIMETHYLFORMAMIDE; EPICHLOROHYDRIN; GENOTYPE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; MUTAGENS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SISTER CHROMATID EXCHANGE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032782947     PISSN: 03405761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002040050618     Document Type: Article

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