Cytogenetic analysis of Pakistani individuals occupationally exposed to pesticides in a pesticide production industry

Mutagenesis

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 143-148

  Bhalli, Javed A ^a   Khan, Q M ^a   Haq, M A ^a   Khalid, A M ^a   Nasim, A ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY AND GENETIC ENGINEERING NIBGE   (Pakistan)

^b National Commission on Biotechnology   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CHOLINESTERASE; LIVER ENZYME; PESTICIDE; TOXIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHOLINESTERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOGENETICS; CYTOKINESIS; FEMALE; GENOTOXICITY; HEMATOLOGY; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PAKISTAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WORKER;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHOLINESTERASES; CYTOGENETICS; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; LIVER; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PAKISTAN; PESTICIDES; RISK; SMOKING;

EID: 33645850121     PISSN: 02678357     EISSN: 14643804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/mutage/gel009     Document Type: Article

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