Occupational genotoxicity risk evaluation through the comet assay and themicronucleus test

Genetics and Molecular Research

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 410-417

  Martino Roth, M G ^a,b   Viegas J ^b   Roth, D M ^c  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

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

Author keywords

Comet assay; Micronucleus test; Occupational exposure

Indexed keywords

CELL DNA; LEAD; PETROLEUM; BENZENE; PAINT; SOLVENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BATTERY INDUSTRY; CHEEK MUCOSA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMET ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; NONMEDICAL OCCUPATIONS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PAINTER; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; AIR POLLUTANT; BRAZIL; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHEMISTRY; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH MUCOSA;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; BENZENE; BRAZIL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COMET ASSAY; DNA DAMAGE; HUMANS; LEAD; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH MUCOSA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PAINT; SOLVENTS;

EID: 2542478943     PISSN: 16765680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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