Influence of glutathione S-transferases polymorphisms on biological monitoring of exposure to low doses of benzene

Toxicology Letters

Volumn 213, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 63-68

  Carrieri, Mariella ^a   Bartolucci, Giovanni Battista ^a   Scapellato, Maria Luisa ^a   Spatari, Giovanna ^b   Sapienza, Daniela ^b   Soleo, Leonardo ^c   Lovreglio, Piero ^c   Tranfo, Giovanna ^d   Manno, Maurizio ^e   Trevisan, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^d DEPARTMENT OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Benzene; Biological monitoring; GST genotype; S phenylmercapturic acid; T,t Muconic acid

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE DERIVATIVE; BENZENE; DRUG METABOLIZING ENZYME; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE M1; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE T1; MUCONIC ACID; PETROCHEMICAL AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DNA POLYMORPHISM; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; METABOLITE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; URINARY EXCRETION;

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ADULT; AIR; BENZENE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GENOTYPE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SMOKING; SORBIC ACID;

EID: 84864314981     PISSN: 03784274     EISSN: 18793169     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2011.11.031     Document Type: Article

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