Induction of sister-chromatid exchanges in human lymphocytes by extracts of particulate emissions from a diesel engine

Autor: J. M. Lockard, Joan K. Mattox, P. Kaur, P.S. Sabharwal, Lofton McMillan, Michael A. Pereira, C. Lee-Stephens
Rok vydání: 1982
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Zdroj: Mutation research. 104(6)
ISSN: 0027-5107
Popis: Particulate matter was collected from the emissions of a diesel-powered engine and the organic components were extracted. The extract induced a dose-related increase in sister-chromatid exchanges in human lymphocytes with a potency of about one-fifth that of benzo[a]pyrene.
Databáze: OpenAIRE