Analysis of chromosomal aberration frequencies in the peripheral blood lymphocytes of smokers exposed to uranyl compounds

Mutation Research-Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis

Volumn 466, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 37-41

  Aruna Prabhavathi, P ^a   Fatima, Shehla K ^a   Srinivasa Rao, M ^a   Reddy, P P ^a  

^a OSMANIA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Chromosomal aberrations; Nuclear fuel; Occupational exposure; Uranium; Uranyl compounds; Workers

Indexed keywords

NUCLEAR FUEL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOGENETICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPHOCYTE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING;

ADULT; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; CHROMOSOME BREAKAGE; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; POLYPLOIDY; SMOKING; STATISTICS; URANIUM;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0034599058     PISSN: 13835718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1383-5718(99)00236-3     Document Type: Article

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