Preliminary evaluation of DNA damage related with the smoking habit measured by the comet assay in whole blood cells

Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1223-1229

  Ellahueñe, Manuel F ^a,c   Pérez Alzola, Luz Patricia ^a   Farfán Urzua, Mauricio ^a   González Hormazabal, Patricio ^a   Garay, Marta ^a   Olmedo, Maria Isabel ^a   Last, Jerold A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Centro Nacional del Medio Ambiente (CENMA)   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DNA; MESYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL; BODY WEIGHT; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COMET ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MOUSE; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ANIMALS; BLOOD CELLS; COMET ASSAY; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DNA DAMAGE; HUMANS; MALE; METHYL METHANESULFONATE; MICE; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SMOKING;

EID: 3142714663     PISSN: 10559965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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