Comparison of genetic damage in brazilian footwear-workers exposed to solvent-based or water-based adhesive

Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis

Volumn 583, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 85-94

  Heuser, Vanina Dahlström ^a   De Andrade, Vanessa Moraes ^a   Da Silva, Juliana ^b   Erdtmann, Bernardo ^a,c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE LUTERANA DO BRASIL   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAXIAS DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Comet assay; Exfoliated buccal cells; Footwear workers; Hippuric acid; Micronucleus test; Occupational exposure to glues

Indexed keywords

ADHESIVE AGENT; CLOROFENE; HIPPURIC ACID; ISOCYANATE; SOLVENT; TOLUENE; WATER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEEK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMET ASSAY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC DAMAGE; HUMAN; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLVENT EFFECT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; URINALYSIS; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKER;

EID: 18144397455     PISSN: 13835718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2005.03.002     Document Type: Article

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