Monitoring of DNA damage in foundry and pottery workers exposed to silica by the alkaline Comet Assay
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL MEDICINE, vol.43, no.6, pp.602-610, 2003 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- 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.