Biomarkers of genetic damage for cancer epidemiology

Toxicology

Volumn 181-182, Issue , 2002, Pages 411-416

  Fenech, Michael ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Cancer; DNA damage; Micronucleus assay; RDA

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; ZINC;

ARTICLE; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; DEMOGRAPHY; DIET; DNA METABOLISM; DNA REPAIR; ENVIRONMENT; GENETIC DAMAGE; LYMPHOCYTE; METHODOLOGY; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHROMOSOMES; DIET; DNA DAMAGE; HUMANS; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; MUTATION; NEOPLASMS; PHENOTYPE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0037184860     PISSN: 0300483X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-483X(02)00480-8     Document Type: Article

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