Gender differences in germ-cell mutagenesis and genetic risk

Environmental Research

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 22-36

  Eichenlaub Ritter, Ursula ^a   Adler, Ilse Dore ^b   Carere, Angelo ^c   Pacchierotti, Francesca ^d  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^c ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^d ENEA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gender; Genetic risk; Mutagen; Oocyte; Spermatocyte

Indexed keywords

MUTAGENIC AGENT;

CHROMOSOME; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GERM CELL; HEALTH RISK; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; MUTAGENICITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; EPIGENETICS; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GAMETOGENESIS; GENDER; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC RISK; GENOME IMPRINTING; GERM CELL; HUMAN; MALE; MUTAGENESIS; MUTAGENICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOMATIC CELL;

ANIMALS; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; FEMALE; GAMETOGENESIS; HUMANS; MALE; MUTAGENESIS; MUTAGENS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 34147205226     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2006.10.002     Document Type: Article

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