Analysis of micronuclei in peripheral blood lymphocytes of traffic wardens: Effects of exposure, metabolic genotypes, and inhibition of excision repair in vitro by ARA-C

Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 126-130

  Leopardi, P ^a   Zijno, A ^a   Marcon, F ^a   Conti, L ^a   Carere, A ^a   Verdina, A ^b   Galati, R ^b   Tomei, F ^c   Baccolo, T P ^c   Crebelli, R ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b REGINA ELENA NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Ara C; Biomonitoring; Micronucleus test; Traffic policemen

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; CYTARABINE; CYTOCHROME P450 1A1; CYTOCHROME P450 2E1; DIHYDROLIPOAMIDE DEHYDROGENASE;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCISION REPAIR; FEMALE; FUME; GENDER; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLICE; SMOKING; TRAFFIC;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS; ANTIMETABOLITES, ANTINEOPLASTIC; BENZENE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CELL DIVISION; CELLS, CULTURED; CYTARABINE; CYTOCHROME P-450 CYP1A1; CYTOCHROME P-450 CYP2E1; CYTOCHROME P-450 ENZYME SYSTEM; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; NAD(P)H DEHYDROGENASE (QUINONE); OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLICE;

ARA;

EID: 0037229175     PISSN: 08936692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/em.10138     Document Type: Article

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