Cytogenetic effects in workers occupationally exposed to tobacco dust

Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis

Volumn 535, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 147-154

  Umadevi, B ^a   Swarna, M ^a   Padmavathi, P ^a   Jyothi, A ^a   Reddy, P P ^a  

^a OSMANIA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Chromosomal aberrations; Occupational exposure; Tobacco dust; Tobacco workers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOGENETICS; DUST; HEPARINIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYMPHOCYTE CULTURE; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL TOXICOLOGY; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRUCTURAL CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; TOBACCO; TOBACCO INDUSTRY; WORKER;

ADULT; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; DUST; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SMOKING; TOBACCO;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0037416774     PISSN: 13835718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1383-5718(02)00291-7     Document Type: Article

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