Hematological effect of benzene exposure with emphasis of muconic acid as a biomarker

Toxicology and Industrial Health

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 467-474

  Ibrahim, Khadiga S ^a   Amer, Nagat M ^a   El Dossuky, Elsaid A ^a   Emara, Ahmed M ^b   El Fattah, Abd El Samei M Abd ^c   Shahy, Eman Mohamed ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

^b CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^c CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Benzene; biomarkers; health hazards; hematological effect; t; t muconic acid

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CREATININE; MUCONIC ACID; SORBIC ACID; HEMOGLOBIN;

ADVERSE EFFECTS; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; URINE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE URINE LEVEL; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; HUMAN TISSUE; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUTROPHIL COUNT; URINALYSIS;

BENZENE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CREATININE; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PLATELET COUNT; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; SORBIC ACID;

EID: 84901789267     PISSN: 07482337     EISSN: 14770393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0748233712458141     Document Type: Article

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