Effects of pesticides on human peripheral lymphocytes in vitro: Induction of DNA damage

Archives of Toxicology

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 169-176

  Undeger U ^a   Basaran N ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Comet assay; Cypermethrin; Dimethoate; Genotoxicity; Methyl parathion; Permethrin; Pirimicarb; Propoxur

Indexed keywords

CIPERMETHRIN; DIMETHOATE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; PARATHION METHYL; PERMETHRIN; PESTICIDE; PIRIMICARB; PROPOXUR;

ARTICLE; CELL ISOLATION; COMET ASSAY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INCUBATION TIME; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TEMPERATURE;

ADULT; CARBAMATES; CELLS, CULTURED; COMET ASSAY; DIMETHOATE; DNA DAMAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTES; METHYL PARATHION; PERMETHRIN; PESTICIDES; PROPOXUR; PYRETHRINS; PYRIMIDINES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 17444394448     PISSN: 03405761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00204-004-0616-6     Document Type: Article

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