Chromosome content and ultrastructure of radiation-induced micronuclei

Mutagenesis

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 419-424

  Walker, J A ^a   Boreham, D R ^a   Unrau, P ^a   Duncan, A M V ^b  

^a CANADIAN NUCLEAR LABORATORIES   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL DNA; LAMIN A; LAMIN C; VIMENTIN;

ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CELL DIVISION; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CHROMOSOME 11; CHROMOSOME 16; CHROMOSOME 2; CHROMOSOME 7; CHROMOSOME DAMAGE; CHROMOSOME SIZE; CHROMOSOME STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA CONTENT; ENCAPSULATION; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENE LOSS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT; IONIZING RADIATION; MICRONUCLEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION INJURY;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 0029816053     PISSN: 02678357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/mutage/11.5.419     Document Type: Article

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