Study of the cytogenetic effects of occupational exposure to pesticides on sanitation workers in Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Genetics and Molecular Research

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 581-593

  Kehdy, F S G ^a   Cerqueira, E M M ^b   Bonjardim, M B ^a   Camelo, R M ^a   Castro, M C L ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE CIÊNCIAS BIOLÓGICAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biomonitoring; Micronucleus test; Pesticide exposure; Sanitation workers

Indexed keywords

PESTICIDE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF COVARIANCE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BINUCLEATE SPORE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BRAZIL; CELL DEATH; CELL NUCLEUS; CHROMOSOME DAMAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINESIS; CYTOTOXICITY; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PARAMETER; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SANITATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; APOPTOSIS; BRAZIL; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; CYTOGENETICS; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PESTICIDES; SANITARY ENGINEERING; SMOKING;

EID: 36048948882     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16765680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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