Determination of genetic damage and urinary metabolites in fuel filling station attendants

Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 310-318

  Rekhadevi, P V ^a   Mahboob, M ^a   Rahman, M F ^a   Grover, Paramjit ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Chromosomal aberrations; Genotoxicity; Micronucleus test; Urinary metabolite analysis

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; BENZENE; DIESEL FUEL; GASOLINE; MUCONIC ACID; PETROLEUM DERIVATIVE; TOLUENE; XYLENE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEEK MUCOSA; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EXPOSURE; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; GENETIC DAMAGE; GENOTOXICITY; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; MONITORING; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; URINALYSIS;

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; BENZENE; DNA DAMAGE; FEMALE; GASOLINE; HUMANS; MALE; MICRONUCLEI, CHROMOSOME-DEFECTIVE; MUTAGENS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHENOL; SMOKING; SORBIC ACID;

EID: 79953704173     PISSN: 08936692     EISSN: 10982280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/em.20622     Document Type: Article

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