Assessment of DNA damage by comet assay and fast halo assay in buccal epithelial cells of Indian women chronically exposed to biomass smoke

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 214, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  Mondal, Nandan Kumar ^a   Bhattacharya, Purba ^a   Ray, Manas Ranjan ^a  

^a CHITTARANJAN NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Biomass smoke; Buccal epithelium; DNA damage; India; Oxidative stress; Women

Indexed keywords

REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; COMET ASSAY; DNA DAMAGE; DRUG EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; INDIA; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MOUTH MUCOSA; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; SMOKE;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; BIOMASS; COMET ASSAY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; INDIA; MOUTH MUCOSA; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SMOKE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

EID: 79960203713     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: 1618131X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2011.04.003     Document Type: Article

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