Induction of micronuclei in human lymphocytes by organic solvents in vitro

Journal of Environmental Pathology, Toxicology and Oncology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 21-28

  Zarani, Flora ^a   Papazafiri, Panagiota ^a   Kappas, Andreas ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Acetone; Benzene; Cytogenetic biomarker; Genotoxicity in vitro; Human lymphocytes; Micronuclei; Organic solvents; Toluene; Whole blood cultures

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; BENZENE; ORGANIC SOLVENT; TOLUENE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CYTOGENETICS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPHOCYTE; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACETONE; ADULT; BENZENE; CARCINOGENS; DRUG INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTES; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; SOLVENTS; TOLUENE;

EID: 0032902607     PISSN: 07318898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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