Increased incidence of micronuclei assessed with the micronucleus assay and the fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) technique in peripheral blood lymphocytes of nurses exposed to nitrous oxide

Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis

Volumn 581, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 1-9

  Lewinska D ^a   Stepnik M ^a   Krajewski, W ^b   Arkusz, J ^a   Stanczyk M ^a   Wronska Nofer T ^a  

^a NOFER INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE   (Poland)

^b POLISH MOTHER S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Fluorescence in situ hybridization; Lymphocytes; Micronucleus; Nitrous oxide

Indexed keywords

ANEUGEN; CLASTOGEN; NITROUS OXIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CENTROMERE; CHROMOSOME DAMAGE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MICRONUCLEUS; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NURSE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OPERATING ROOM; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 13844266274     PISSN: 13835718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2004.10.018     Document Type: Article

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