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Somatic cell mutation in workers occupationally exposed to mercury vapors.
Journal of environmental pathology, toxicology and oncology : official organ of the International Society for Environmental Toxicology and Cancer - 1 Jan 1995
Shamy M Y, El-Gazzar R M, Taleb A N, Christie N T, El Said K F
Abstract excerpt
Somatic cell mutation in human peripheral lymphocytes is one of the tools used recently in the biological monitoring of the work environment. The scope of this review was to test whether biomonitoring methods are sensitive to the presence of mercury (Hg) in the body. We used the following techniques: micronucleus frequency (MN), sister chromatid exchanges (SCE), and hypoxanthine guanine phosphoribosyl transferase...
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