Incidence of micronuclei in cytokinesis-blocked lymphocytes of medical personnel occupationally exposed to ultrasound

Neoplasma

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 377-383

  Garaj Vrhovac, V ^a   Kopjar, N ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Croatia)

Author keywords

DAPI; Giemsa; Human lymphocytes; Micronuclei; Silver staining; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHALASIN B; FLUORESCENT DYE; SILVER NITRATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CYTOKINESIS; DNA DAMAGE; ECHOGRAPHY; GIEMSA STAIN; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MICRONUCLEUS; MITOGENESIS; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

EID: 0033379438     PISSN: 00282685     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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