Open AccessChemists did not differ from theologians regarding lymphocyte micronuclei
Author(s) -
HÖGSTEDT BENKT,
KARLSSON ANITA,
SJÖSTEDT LARS,
WICKBERG BÖRJE
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
hereditas
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.819
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1601-5223
pISSN - 0018-0661
DOI - 10.1111/j.1601-5223.1986.tb00643.x
Subject(s) - micronucleus test , micronucleus , biology , lymphocyte , immunology , toxicology , microbiology and biotechnology , medicine , toxicity
20 individuals working organic chemistry and 11 theologians (referents) from the same university were investigated for frequencies of micronuclei in cultured lymphocytes. The chemists had been exposed for 3 to 36 (mean 12) years. No effect of the chemical exposure was found on the micronucleus frequencies. The lack of effect may be due to the improvement of the work environment in chemical laboratories.