Genotoxicity and DNA adduct formation of incense smoke condensates: comparison with environmental tobacco smoke condensates.

doi:10.1016/0165-1218(95)00067-4

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Genotoxicity and DNA adduct formation of incense smoke condensates: comparison with environmental tobacco smoke condensates.

Mutation research - 1 Mar 1996

Chen C C, Lee H

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Indoor air pollution has now been recognized as a potentially important problem for public health, since people spend most of their day in closed environments. Incense burning is possibly associated with elevated risks of leukemia and brain tumor in children from the epidemiological studies. Thus...

Topics

Acetyltransferases
Animals
CHO Cells
Cricetinae
DNA Adducts
Escherichia coli
Mutagenicity Tests
Mutagens
Mutation
Nitroreductases
Plants, Toxic
SOS Response, Genetics
Salmonella typhimurium
Sister Chromatid Exchange
Smoke
Nicotiana
Tobacco Smoke Pollution

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