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Sister chromatid exchanges and micronuclei in peripheral lymphocytes of shoe factory workers exposed to solvents.
Environmental health perspectives - 1 Apr 2002
Pitarque Marià, Vaglenov Alexander, Nosko Maria, Pavlova Sonya, Petkova Vera, Hirvonen Ari, Creus Amadeu, Norppa Hannu, Marcos Ricard
Abstract excerpt
We examined sister chromatid exchanges (SCEs) and micronuclei (MN; cytokinesis-block method) in cultured peripheral lymphocytes from 52 female workers of two shoe factories and from 36 unexposed age- and sex-matched referents. The factory workers showed an elevated level of urinary hippuric acid, a biomarker of toluene exposure, and workplace air contained high concentrations of various organic solvents such as...
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