Factors affecting the incidence of genotoxicity biomarkers in peripheral blood lymphocytes: Impact on design of biomonitoring studies

Mutagenesis

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 423-437

  Battershill, J M ^a   Burnett, K ^b   Bull, S ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

8 HYDROXYDEOXYGUANOSINE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; TRACE ELEMENT;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BODY MASS; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COMET ASSAY; DNA DAMAGE; EXERCISE; GENOTOXICITY; GENOTYPE; INFECTION; MICRONUCLEUS; NOTE; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGE FACTORS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LYMPHOCYTES; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; MUTAGENS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 55349147360     PISSN: 02678357     EISSN: 14643804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/mutage/gen040     Document Type: Note

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