Evaluation of DNA damage in jewellery workers occupationally exposed to nitric oxide

Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 259-261

  Jayakumar, Rajarajeswaran ^a   Sasikala, Keshavrao ^a  

^a BHARATHIAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Buccal cell comet assay; DNA damage; Reactive nitrogen species

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE; NITROGEN OXIDE; OXYGEN;

ARTICLE; CHEEK; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMET ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; JEWELRY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 47849109723     PISSN: 13826689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2008.03.016     Document Type: Article

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