Cytogenetic status of human lymphocytes after exposure to low concentrations of p,p'-DDT, and its metabolites (p,p'-DDE, and p,p'-DDD) in vitro

Chemosphere

Volumn 87, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1288-1294

  Gerić, Marko ^a   Ceraj Cerić, Nikolina ^a   Gajski, Goran ^a   Vasilić, Želimira ^a   Capuder, Željka ^b   Garaj Vrhovac, Vera ^a  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Comet assay; DNA damage; DNA diffusion assay; Micronucleus assay; Organochlorine pesticides

Indexed keywords

BODY FLUIDS; CELL DEATH; LYMPHOCYTES; METABOLITES; PESTICIDES; POLLUTION;

COMET ASSAYS; CYTOGENETIC DAMAGE; DNA DAMAGES; HUMAN LYMPHOCYTES; HUMAN PERIPHERAL BLOOD; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDES; OXIDATIVE DNA DAMAGE;

DNA;

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHANE; 1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHYLENE; ALKALINE CERAMIDASE; CHLORPHENOTANE; DNA FORMAMIDOPYRIMIDINE GLYCOSYLASE;

BIOASSAY; BLOOD; CELL ORGANELLE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CYTOGENETICS; DDT; DIFFUSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTOXICITY; HEALTH RISK; MALARIA; METABOLITE; OXIDATION; PESTICIDE; POLLUTANT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

ARTICLE; BODY FLUID; CELL DEATH; COMET ASSAY; CYTOGENETICS; CYTOKINESIS; DNA DAMAGE; FEMALE; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYMPHOCYTE; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; NECROSIS; NORMAL HUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS;

EID: 84859507665     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2012.01.037     Document Type: Article

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