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Evaluating the genotoxic effects of workers exposed to lead using micronucleus assay, comet assay and TCR gene mutation test.
Toxicology - 15 Jun 2006
Chen Zhijian, Lou Jianlin, Chen Shijie, Zheng Wei, Wu Wei, Jin Lifen, Deng Hongping, He Jiliang
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To evaluate the genotoxic effects of lead (Pb) exposure, 25 workers in a workplace producing storage battery were monitored for three genetic end-points using micronucleus (MN) assay, comet assay and TCR gene mutation test. Twenty-five controls were matched with workers according to age, gender and smoking. The air Pb concentration in the workplace was 1.26 mg/m(3). All subjects were measured for Pb concentration...
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