Micronucleus frequencies in exfoliated urothelial cells among individuals residing near a waste water drain and using underground water resources

Toxicology Mechanisms and Methods

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 219-225

  Gandhi, G ^a   Kaur, Warinder ^a  

^a GURU NANAK DEV UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Bladder Cells; Genotoxicity; Micronucleus Assay; Open Drain

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; DRINKING WATER; GROUND WATER; HEAVY METAL; INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENT; LEAD; MANGANESE; NICKEL; TAP WATER; ZINC;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INDIA; LEACHING; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UROTHELIUM; WASTE WATER; WATER CONTAMINATION;

EID: 21244445045     PISSN: 15376516     EISSN: 15376524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15376520590945649     Document Type: Article

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