Comparison of genotoxic effect between smokeless tobacco (Maras powder) users and cigarette smokers by the alkaline comet assay

Human and Experimental Toxicology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 214-219

  Sardas, S ^a   Cimen, B ^b   Karsli, S ^a   Yurdun, T ^a   Donbak, L ^c  

^a MARMARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ERCIYES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c KAHRAMANMARAS SUTCU IMAM UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Alkaline comet assay; DNA damage; Genotoxic risk; Smokeless tobacco

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALKALINE COMET ASSAY; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COMET ASSAY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; GENETIC TOXICOLOGY; GENOTOXICITY; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SMOKELESS TOBACCO;

ADULT; CELL MOVEMENT; COMET ASSAY; DNA; DNA DAMAGE; ELECTROPHORESIS; ETHIDIUM; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT DYES; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; MUTAGENS; SMOKING; TOBACCO, SMOKELESS; TURKEY;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 69949136930     PISSN: 09603271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0960327108098333     Document Type: Article

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