Clinical, cytogenetic and toxicological studies in rural workers exposed to pesticides in Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil Estudos clínicos, citogenéticos e toxicológicos em trabalhadores rurais expostos a pesticidas em Botucatu, São Paulo, Brasil

Clinical, cytogenetic and toxicological studies in rural workers exposed to pesticides in Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil Estudos clínicos, citogenéticos e toxicológicos em trabalhadores rurais expostos a pesticidas em Botucatu, São Paulo, Brasil

Pesticides can cause gene mutations and chromosomal aberrations in exposed individuals. We have investigated 24 workers exposed to pesticides. Clinical examinations and cytogenetic and toxicological tests were performed. Ten non-exposed individuals were used as controls. Toxicological dosages of cop...

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Main Authors: Salete Marcia Bréga, Igor Vassilieff, Alaor Almeida, Amauri Mercadante, Denise Bissacot, Paulo R. Cury, Dertia V. Freire-Maia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz 1998-01-01
Series:Cadernos de Saúde Pública
Subjects:
Praguicidas
Aberrações Cromossômicas
Toxicologia
Contaminação
Pesticides
Chromosome Aberrations
Toxicology
Contamination
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