Chromosomal aberrations and sister chromatid exchanges in individuals exposed to arsenic through drinking water in West Bengal, India

Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis

Volumn 534, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 133-143

  Mahata, J ^a   Basu, A ^a   Ghoshal, S ^a   Sarkar, J N ^b   Roy, A K ^b   Poddar, G ^b   Nandy, A K ^b   Banerjee, A ^a   Ray, K ^a   Natarajan, A T ^c   Nilsson, R ^d   Giri, A K ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL BIOLOGY   (India)

^b CALCUTTA SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (India)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Chromosomal aberrations; Drinking water; Human lymphocytes; Sister chromatid exchanges

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; DRINKING WATER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOGENETICS; FEMALE; FLUID INTAKE; HAIR ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SISTER CHROMATID EXCHANGE; SOCIAL STATUS; TOXICITY; URINALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARSENIC; ARSENIC POISONING; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; FEMALE; FRESH WATER; HAIR; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NAILS; SISTER CHROMATID EXCHANGE; SKIN; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 0037427930     PISSN: 13835718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1383-5718(02)00255-3     Document Type: Article

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