Effect of Arsenic contaminated drinking water on human chromosome: A case study

Indian Journal of Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 422-425

  Singh, Asha Lata ^a   Singh, Vipin Kumar ^a   Srivastava, Anushree ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Blood; Chromosomal abnormalities; Water pollution

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; DRINKING WATER;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHROMOSOME; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KARYOTYPING; KLINEFELTER SYNDROME; MALE; WATER CONTAMINATION;

BALLIA;

EID: 84885080239     PISSN: 09701915     EISSN: 09740422     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12291-013-0330-3     Document Type: Article

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