Micronucleus assay and lymphocyte mitotic activity in risk assessment of occupational exposure to microwave radiation

Chemosphere

Volumn 39, Issue 13, 1999, Pages 2301-2312

  Garaj Vrhovac, Vera ^a  

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

Author keywords

Human lymphocytes; Micronucleus assay; Microwave radiation; Mitotic activity; Occupational exposure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CELL KINETICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; GENOME; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LYMPHOCYTE; MICRONUCLEUS; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; MICROWAVE RADIATION; MITOSIS RATE; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; CELL CYCLE; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTES; MICRONUCLEI, CHROMOSOME-DEFECTIVE; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; MICROWAVES; MIDDLE AGED; MITOSIS; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADAR; RISK ASSESSMENT; SISTER CHROMATID EXCHANGE;

EID: 0033486516     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-6535(99)00139-3     Document Type: Article

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