Detection of DNA damage in lead (Pb) exposed city traffic wardens in Pakistan

Muhammad Ikram Ullah
Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Quaid i Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
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Mohammad Zamir Ahmad

Mohammad Zamir Ahmad
Department of Biochemistry, University of Health Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan.
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Aftab Ahmed

Aftab Ahmed
School of Biological Sciences, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan.
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Muhammad Jawad Hassan*

Muhammad Jawad Hassan*
Department of Healthcare Biotechnology, Atta-ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences (ASAB), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad, Pakistan.
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Article Number - 19B123A52590
Vol.9(4), pp. 61-66 , April 2015
https://doi.org/10.5897/AJBR2015.0826

Received: 14 February 2015
Published: 30 April 2015

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