Relative biological effectiveness (RBE) of 252Cf fission neutrons for the induction of chromosome damage in human spermatozoa

International Journal of Radiation Biology

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 229-235

  Tateno, H ^a   Kamiguchi, Y ^a   Watanabe, S ^a   Mikamo, K ^a   Sawada, S ^b  

^a ASAHIKAWA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

^b HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIFORNIUM 252; COBALT 60;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FISSION NEUTRON; GAMMA RADIATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELATIVE BIOLOGIC EFFECTIVENESS; SPERMATOZOON;

ANIMALS; CALIFORNIUM; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; COBALT RADIOISOTOPES; CRICETINAE; DNA REPAIR; FEMALE; GAMMA RAYS; HUMANS; MALE; MESOCRICETUS; NEUTRONS; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 0029818088     PISSN: 09553002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/095530096145238     Document Type: Article

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