Normal and cut-off values of the cytokinesis-block micronucleus assay on peripheral blood lymphocytes in the croatian general population;Normalne i granične vrijednosti mikronukleus-testa na limfocitima periferne krvi u ispitanika opće populacije Republike Hrvatske

Arhiv za Higijenu Rada i Toksikologiju

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 219-234

  Kopjar, Nevenka ^a   Kašuba, Vilena ^a   Milić, Mirta ^a   Rozgaj, Ružica ^a   Želježić, Davor ^a   Gajski, Goran ^a   Mladinić, Marin ^a   Garaj Vrhovac, Vera ^a  

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

Author keywords

age; cytogenetic monitoring; gender; genome instability; risk; smoking habits; spontaneous formation of micronuclei

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; CROATIA; CYTOGENETICS; CYTOKINESIS BLOCK MICRONUCLEUS TEST; FEMALE; HEMATOPOIESIS; HUMAN; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; NORMAL HUMAN; NORMAL VALUE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE; POPULATION; RANDOMIZATION; REFERENCE DATABASE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; CYTOKINESIS; CYTOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; LYMPHOCYTE; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; CROATIA; CYTOKINESIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954479315     PISSN: 00041254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/10004-1254-61-2010-2027     Document Type: Article

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