Assessment of 8-oxo-7,8-dihydro-2′-deoxyguanosine as a marker of oxidative DNA damage in gasoline filling station attendants

Objectives: The urinary excretion of 8-oxo-7,8-dihydro-2'-deoxyguanosine (8-oxodG) was used as a biomarker of oxidative DNA damage. The urinary 8-oxodG levels in petrol filling station attendants (exposed) at various petrol bunks were estimated as well as in the unexposed (cashier) population....

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Main Authors: Ravichandran Beerappa, Dhananjayan Venugopal, Somnath Sen, Mala Ambikapathy, Rajmohan Hirehal Raghavendra Rao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine 2013-10-01
Series:International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health
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Online Access:http://ijomeh.eu/Assessment-of-8-oxo-7-8-dihydro-2-deoxyguanosine-as-a-marker-of-oxidative-dna-damage-in-gasoline-filling-station-attendants,2155,0,2.html