Cytokinesis blocked micronucleus assay of peripheral lymphocytes revealing the genotoxic effect of formaldehyde exposure

Clinical Anatomy

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 308-312

  Souza, Anne D ^a   Devi, Rema ^b  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b ST JOHN'S NATIONAL ACADEMY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

formaldehyde; lymphocytes; micronucleus

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CELL CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOKINESIS; DNA DAMAGE; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFORMED CONSENT; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE; POSTHUMOUS CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING HABIT; YOUNG ADULT;

FORMALDEHYDE; LYMPHOCYTES; MICRONUCLEUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANATOMY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CYTOKINESIS; FIXATIVES; FORMALDEHYDE; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; MICRONUCLEI, CHROMOSOME-DEFECTIVE; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84896400018     PISSN: 08973806     EISSN: 10982353     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ca.22291     Document Type: Article

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