Genetic damage induced by accidental environmental pollutants

TheScientificWorldJournal

Volumn 6, Issue , 2006, Pages 1221-1237

  Pérez Cadahía, Beatriz ^a   Laffon, Blanca ^a   Pásaro, Eduardo ^a   Méndez, Josefina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Accidental pollutants; Comet assay; Genotoxicity; Micronucleus (MN) test; Sister chromatid exchanges (SCE)

Indexed keywords

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ACCIDENT; COMET ASSAY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GENETIC DAMAGE; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; POLLUTANT; REVIEW; SISTER CHROMATID EXCHANGE; SMOKING; VOLUNTEER; WORKER;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DNA DAMAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; FUEL OILS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PETROLEUM; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 34548012583     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1537744X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1100/tsw.2006.206     Document Type: Review

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