Induction of Sister Chromatid Exchanges by Extremely Low Doses of a-Particles

Cancer Research

Volumn 52, Issue 22, 1992, Pages 6394-6396

  Nagasawa, Hatsumi ^a   Little, John B ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA RADIATION; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE G1 PHASE; CELL NUCLEUS; CHO CELL; CHROMATID EXCHANGE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; DNA DAMAGE; DOSIMETRY; GENE INDUCTION; GENE MUTATION; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SISTER CHROMATID;

ALPHA PARTICLES; ANIMAL; CELL NUCLEUS; CHO CELLS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; G1 PHASE; HAMSTERS; PLUTONIUM; SISTER CHROMATID EXCHANGE; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0026454677     PISSN: 00085472     EISSN: 15387445     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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