Assessment of abnormal DNA repair responses and genotoxic effects in lead exposed workers

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 358-363

  Karakaya, Ali Esat ^a   Ozcagli, Eren ^a   Ertas, Nusret ^a   Sardas, Semra ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Chromosome aberration; DNA damage; DNA repair; Lead exposure; X ray induced challenge assay

Indexed keywords

DNA; LEAD;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BATTERY INDUSTRY; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEAD POISONING; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); X RAY INDUCED CHALLENGE ASSAY;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; HUMANS; LEAD; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TURKEY;

EID: 15944367715     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20145     Document Type: Article

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