Chromosomal aberrations in peripheral lymphocytes from healthy subjects as detected in first cell division

Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis

Volumn 446, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 231-237

  Stephan, G ^a   Pressl, S ^a  

^a BUNDESAMT FÜR STRAHLENSCHUTZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Background frequency; Chromosomal aberrations; Human lymphocytes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CELL DIVISION; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOGENETICS; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING HABIT; STANDARDIZATION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CELL DIVISION; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; DNA-FORMAMIDOPYRIMIDINE GLYCOSYLASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITOSIS; N-GLYCOSYL HYDROLASES; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING;

EID: 0032784007     PISSN: 13835718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1383-5718(99)00191-6     Document Type: Article

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