Cytogenetic status of healthy children assessed with the alkaline comet assay and the cytokinesis-block micronucleus cytome assay

Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis

Volumn 750, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 55-62

  Gajski, Goran ^a   Gerić, Marko ^a   OreŠčanin, ViŠnja ^b   Garaj Vrhovac, Vera ^a  

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

^b Advanced Energy Ltd   (Croatia)

Author keywords

DNA damage; Healthy children; Micronuclei; Nuclear buds; Nuclear division index; Nucleoplasmic bridges

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CHILD; COMET ASSAY; CYTOGENETICS; CYTOKINESIS; CYTOKINESIS BLOCK MICRONUCLEUS CYTOME ASSAY; DNA DAMAGE; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC PARAMETERS; HUMAN; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS; NUCLEAR DIVISION INDEX; POPULATION GENETIC PARAMETERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANK SUM TEST; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMET ASSAY; CROATIA; DNA DAMAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84871712667     PISSN: 13835718     EISSN: 18793592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2012.09.011     Document Type: Article

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