Folia Biologica
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Fol. Biol. 2005, 51, 166-171

https://doi.org/10.14712/fb2005051060166

Cytogenetic Investigation of Workers Professionally Exposed to Phosphates and Their Derivatives

K. Glouib1, L. Verschaeve2, N. Naber3, Abdelilah Hilali1

1Laboratory of Cytogenetics and Toxicogenetics, Hassan 1 University, Faculty of Sciences and Technics, Settat, Morocco
2VITO, Expertise Centre of Environmental Toxicology, Mol, Belgium
3Laboratory of Anthropogenetics, UCD, Faculty of Sciences, El Jadida, Morocco

Received July 2005
Accepted August 2005

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