Micronucleus analysis and mitotic index in a jordanian population exposed to pesticides of organophosphate: Malathion and chlorpyrifos

Caryologia

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 173-178

  Omari, Yousif I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Cytotoxicity; Genotoxicity; Lymphocytes; Micronucleus; Mitotic index; Organophosphate

Indexed keywords

EID: 85012544709     PISSN: 00087114     EISSN: 21655391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00087114.2002.10589780     Document Type: Article

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