Use of the frequencies of micronuclei as quantitative indicators of X-ray-induced chromosomal aberrations in human peripheral blood lymphocytes: Comparison of two methods

Mutation Research Letters

Volumn 207, Issue 3-4, 1988, Pages 141-146

  Ramalho, Adriana ^a,c   Sunjevaric, I ^a,d   Natarajan, A T ^a,b  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b JA Cohen Institute Interuniversity Research Institute for Radiopathology and Radiation Protection   (Netherlands)

^c Institute for Radiation Protection and Dosimetry Brasilian Atomic Energy Commission ^*  (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Bromo deoxyuridine; Chromosomal aberrations; Cytochalasin B; human peripheral blood; Lymphocytes; Micronuclei frequencies; X ray induced

Indexed keywords

BROXURIDINE; CYTOCHALASIN;

CELL CULTURE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CYTOLOGY; HEREDITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYMPHOCYTE CULTURE; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; NORMAL HUMAN; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION MUTAGENESIS; X RAY;

BROMODEOXYURIDINE; CELL DIVISION; CELL NUCLEUS; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOCHALASIN B; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; HUMAN; LYMPHOCYTES; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0023912269     PISSN: 01657992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0165-7992(88)90078-4     Document Type: Article

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