DNA damage studies in untreated and treated leprosy patients

Mutagenesis

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 483-488

  Gandhi, G ^a   Singh, B ^a  

^a GURU NANAK DEV UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CLOFAZIMINE; DAPSONE; LEPROSTATIC AGENT; RIFAMPICIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CELL DAMAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMET ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DNA DAMAGE; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; LEPROMATOUS LEPROSY; LEPROSY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBERCULOID LEPROSY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CLOFAZIMINE; DAPSONE; DNA DAMAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEPROSTATIC AGENTS; LEPROSY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RIFAMPIN;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE; UNCULTURED ACTINOMYCETE;

EID: 10044230687     PISSN: 02678357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/mutage/geh061     Document Type: Article

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