Sister-chromatid exchange analysis in a rural population of Mexico exposed to pesticides.
Mutat Res
; 281(3): 173-9, 1992 Mar.
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| ID: mdl-1371839
ABSTRACT
Cytogenetic damage was evaluated by means of the analysis of sister-chromatid exchange (SCE) in a rural population of Tlaxcala, Mexico, in occupational contact with pesticides. We studied 170 men, 94 exposed and 76 not exposed. It was shown that SCE followed a normal distribution and Student's t test did not present differences between the two groups (P = 0.4). The frequency of SCE was not correlated with the duration of exposure of the rural workers (r = -0.06), the multiple covariance analysis applied to the data of duration of exposure, tobacco intake and alcohol ingestion demonstrated a lack of statistical significance. In the exposed people we observed no symptoms provoked by these compounds.
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Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Plaguicidas
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Población Rural
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Intercambio de Cromátides Hermanas
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Exposición a Riesgos Ambientales
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Humans
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Middle aged
País como asunto:
Mexico
Idioma:
En
Año:
1992
Tipo del documento:
Article