Increased formation of sister chromatid exchanges, but not of micronuclei, in anaesthetists exposed to low levels of sevoflurane

Anaesthesia

Volumn 63, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 861-864

  Wiesner, G ^a   Schiewe Langgartner, F ^b   Lindner, R ^b   Gruber, M ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESFLURANE; NITROUS OXIDE; SEVOFLURANE;

ADULT; ANESTHESIST; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SISTER CHROMATID EXCHANGE;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; METHYL ETHERS; MICRONUCLEI, CHROMOSOME-DEFECTIVE; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OPERATING ROOMS; SISTER CHROMATID EXCHANGE;

EID: 46749142076     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2008.05498.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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