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Cytogenetic biomonitoring of Spanish greenhouse workers exposed to pesticides: micronuclei analysis in peripheral blood lymphocytes and buccal epithelial cells.
Mutation research - 24 Jan 2000
Lucero L, Pastor S, Suárez S, Durbán R, Gómez C, Parrón T, Creus A, Marcos R
Abstract excerpt
In the present study, we evaluate whether or not occupational exposure to a complex mixture of pesticides results in a significant increase of micronuclei (MN) in both peripheral blood lymphocytes and buccal cells. Sixty four greenhouse workers from Almería (Southeastern Spain), together with 50 men from the same area, without indication of exposure to pesticides, that served as controls were used in this...
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