Micronucleus-centromere assay in workers occupationally exposed to low level of benzene

Human and Experimental Toxicology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 343-350

  Kim, Yang Jee ^a   Choi, Jun Yeol ^a   Cho, Yoon Hee ^a   Woo, Hae Dong ^a   Chung, Hai Won ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Aneuploidy; Benzene; Micronuclei; Micronucleus centromere assay

Indexed keywords

BENZENE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANEUPLOIDY; ARTICLE; CENTROMERE; CHROMOSOME 7; CHROMOSOME 9; CONTROLLED STUDY; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; WORKER;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ANEUPLOIDY; BENZENE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CENTROMERE; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 7; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 9; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; MICRONUCLEI, CHROMOSOME-DEFECTIVE; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

EID: 77951159099     PISSN: 09603271     EISSN: 14770903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0960327110361500     Document Type: Article

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