Monitoring of DNA damage in foundry and pottery workers exposed to silica by the alkaline Comet Assay

Basaran N., Shubair M., Undeger U., Kars A.

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL MEDICINE, vol.43, no.6, pp.602-610, 2003 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 43 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2003
  • Doi Number: 10.1002/ajim.10222
  • Journal Name: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL MEDICINE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.602-610
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background Workers in foundry and pottery are exposed to a mixture of chemicals and silica, which is suspected to cause genetic alterations.