DNA damage in horticultural farmers: A pilot study showing an association with organophosphate pesticide exposure

Biomarkers

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 443-451

  Atherton, Kathryn M ^a   Williams, Faith M ^a   Egea González, Francisco J ^b   Glass, Richard ^c   Rushton, Steve ^a   Blain, Peter G ^a   Mutch, Elaine ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

^c CENTRAL SCIENCE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

8 hydroxy 2' deoxyguanosine; Acetylcholinesterase; Organophosphate pesticides

Indexed keywords

8 HYDROXYDEOXYGUANOSINE; ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ALKANEDIOL DERIVATIVE; CHOLINESTERASE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE PESTICIDE;

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; CHOLINESTERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA DETERMINATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HORTICULTURE; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHOSPHATE URINE LEVEL; PILOT STUDY; SPAIN; UNITED KINGDOM; URINALYSIS;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; COMET ASSAY; DEOXYGUANOSINE; DNA DAMAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PESTICIDES; PHOSPHORIC ACID ESTERS; PILOT PROJECTS; SPAIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70449395484     PISSN: 1354750X     EISSN: 13665804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13547500903137265     Document Type: Article

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