DNA damage in leukocytes and buccal and nasal epithelial cells of individuals exposed to air pollution in Mexico City

Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 147-152

  Valverde, Mahara ^a   López, Maria Del Carmen ^a   López, Irma ^b   Sánchez, Ivonne ^b   Fortoul, Teresa Imelda ^b   Ostrosky Wegman, Patricia ^a   Rojas, Emilio ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Comet assay; DNA damage; Human monitoring; Ozone; Single cell gel electrophoresis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CHEEK MUCOSA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LEUKOCYTE; MALE; MEXICO; NOSE MUCOSA; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS; CHEEK; DNA DAMAGE; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; GENETIC TECHNIQUES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTES; MALE; MEXICO; NASAL MUCOSA; OZONE;

EID: 1842287974     PISSN: 08936692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2280(1997)30:2<147::AID-EM7>3.0.CO;2-K     Document Type: Article

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