Primary DNA damage in chrome-plating workers

Toxicology

Volumn 188, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 187-195

  Gambelunghe, A ^a   Piccinini, R ^a   Ambrogi, M ^a   Villarini, M ^a   Moretti, M ^a   Marchetti, C ^a   Abbritti, G ^a   Muzi, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Biomarkers; Chromium; DNA damage; Occupational exposure

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; PROPIDIUM IODIDE;

ADULT; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL LEVEL; CELL NUCLEUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMET ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; ELECTROPLATING INDUSTRY; ERYTHROCYTE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINE LEVEL; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0038631952     PISSN: 0300483X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-483X(03)00088-X     Document Type: Article

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