Does the recommended lymphocyte cytokinesis-block micronucleus assay for human biomonitoring actually detect DNA damage induced by occupational and environmental exposure to genotoxic chemicals?

Mutagenesis

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 375-380

  Speit, Günter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL MUTAGEN; CYTOCHALASIN B; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ; TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

APOPTOSIS; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BONE MARROW; CELL CULTURE; CELL CYCLE; CELL CYCLE ARREST; CELL CYCLE S PHASE; CELL GROWTH; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CYTOKINESIS; DNA ADDUCT; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GENOTOXICITY; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LYMPHOCYTE CULTURE; LYMPHOCYTE CYTOKINESIS BLOCK MICRONUCLEUS ASSAY; MICRONUCLEUS; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; MITOSIS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; T LYMPHOCYTE;

CYTOKINESIS; DNA DAMAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTES; MICRONUCLEI, CHROMOSOME-DEFECTIVE; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; MUTAGENS;

EID: 84881645387     PISSN: 02678357     EISSN: 14643804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/mutage/get026     Document Type: Review

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