Efficacy of HUMN criteria for scoring the micronucleus assay in human lymphocytes exposed to a low concentration of p,p' -DDT

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 473-476

  Garaj Vrhovac, V ^a   Gajski, G ^a   Ravlic S ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Micronucleus assay; Nuclear buds; Nucleoplasmic bridges; p,p' DDT; Peripheral blood human lymphocytes

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CHLORPHENOTANE; DNA;

ARTICLE; CELL DAMAGE; CELL NUCLEUS; CHROMOSOME DAMAGE; CHROMOSOME REARRANGEMENT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOGENETICS; CYTOKINESIS; CYTOTOXICITY; DNA DAMAGE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE DOSAGE; GENETIC DAMAGE; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYMPHOCYTE; MICRONUCLEUS; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE; SCORING SYSTEM; TIME;

ANIMALIA;

ADULT; DDT; DNA DAMAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTES; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; PESTICIDES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 54749118494     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2008005000027     Document Type: Article

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