Influence of GSTT1 null genotype on the offspring sex ratio of gasoline filling station workers

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 393-394

  Ansari Lari, M ^a   Saadat, M ^b   Hadi, N ^a,b  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GASOLINE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE;

OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SEX RATIO;

ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; IRAN; MALE; NULL ALLELE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PROGENY; SEX RATIO; WORKER;

FEMALE; GASOLINE; GENOTYPE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HUMANS; IRAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATERNAL AGE; PATERNAL EXPOSURE; SEX RATIO;

EID: 1642396269     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2003.011643     Document Type: Article

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