DNA damage and repair detected by the comet assay in lymphocytes of African petrol attendants : a pilot study / G.S. Keretetse
Petrol attendants are exposed to petrol volatile organic compounds (VOCs) which may have genotoxic and carcinogenic effects. The single cell gel electrophoresis assay (comet assay) is a method highly sensitive to DNA damage induced by environmental and occupational exposure to carcinogenic and mutag...
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North-West University
2009
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10394/1072 |