Effect of organophosphorus and organochlorine pesticides (monochrotophos, chlorpyriphos, dimethoate, and endosulfan) on human lymphocytes in-vitro

Drug and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 133-144

  Jamil, Kaiser ^a   Shaik, Abjal Pasha ^a   Mahboob, M ^b   Krishna, D ^b  

^a Bhagwan Mahavir Medical Research Centre   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Comet assay; Cytotoxicity; Lymphocytes; Organochlorine; Organophosphorus

Indexed keywords

CHLORPYRIFOS; DIMETHOATE; ENDOSULFAN; MONOCROTOPHOS; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE PESTICIDE; TRYPAN BLUE;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; COMET ASSAY; DNA DAMAGE; DOSE RESPONSE; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; LC 50; LYMPHOCYTOTOXICITY; NORMAL HUMAN; TOXICITY TESTING; TRYPAN BLUE DYE EXCLUSION ASSAY;

CELLS, CULTURED; COMET ASSAY; HUMANS; HYDROCARBONS, CHLORINATED; LETHAL DOSE 50; LYMPHOCYTES; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; PESTICIDES; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 2542484554     PISSN: 01480545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/DCT-120030725     Document Type: Article

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