Glutathione S-transferase (GST) M1 and GST T1 genotypes and hematopoietic effects of benzene exposure

Archives of Toxicology

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 80-82

  Hsieh, Ling Ling ^a   Liou, Saou Hsing ^b   Chiu, Li Ling ^a   Chen, Yeong Hwang ^b  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Benzene; Glutathione S transferases; Hematotoxicity

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; BLOOD TOXICITY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BENZENE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GENOTYPE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HUMANS; ISOENZYMES; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LEUKOCYTES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032933559     PISSN: 03405761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002040050590     Document Type: Article

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