Dose-rate sparing for micronucleus induction in lymphocytes of controls and ataxia-telangiectasia heterozygotes exposed to 60Co γ-irradiation

International Journal of Radiation Biology

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 521-527

  Scott, D ^a   Hu, Q ^a   Roberts, S A ^a  

^a CHRISTIE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATAXIA TELANGIECTASIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GAMMA RADIATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LYMPHOCYTE CULTURE; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOSENSITIVITY;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATAXIA TELANGIECTASIA; COBALT RADIOISOTOPES; CYTOCHALASIN B; GAMMA RAYS; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; MICRONUCLEI, CHROMOSOME-DEFECTIVE; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; MITOSIS; RADIATION DOSAGE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

ATAXIA; ATAXIA TELANGIECTASIA;

EID: 0029859882     PISSN: 09553002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/095530096144725     Document Type: Article

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