Evaluation of DNA damage by the Comet assay in shoe workers exposed to toluene and other organic solvents

Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis

Volumn 441, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 115-127

  Pitarque, M ^a   Vaglenov, A ^a,b   Nosko, M ^c   Hirvonen, A ^d   Norppa, H ^d   Creus, A ^a   Marcos, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b National Center of Radiobiology and Radiation Protection Bulgaria   (Bulgaria)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOFIA   (Bulgaria)

^d FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Biomonitoring; Comet assay; GSTM1; GSTT1; Organic solvent; Shoe worker

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ACETONE; GASOLINE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HEMOGLOBIN; ISOCYANIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ORGANIC SOLVENT; TOLUENE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; FEMALE; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MONOCYTE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOE INDUSTRY; URINALYSIS; WORKROOM AIR;

ACETATES; ACETONE; ADULT; CRYOPRESERVATION; DNA DAMAGE; ELECTROPHORESIS; FEMALE; GASOLINE; GENOTYPE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HUMANS; ISOCYANATES; ISOENZYMES; LEUKOCYTES, MONONUCLEAR; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; REFERENCE VALUES; SHOES; SMOKING; SOLVENTS; TOLUENE;

EID: 0032905825     PISSN: 13835718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1383-5718(99)00042-X     Document Type: Article

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