Occupational levels of radiation exposure induce surface expression of interleukin-2 receptors in stimulated human peripheral blood lymphocytes

Radiation and Environmental Biophysics

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 89-93

  Xu, Yindong ^a,b   Greenstock, C L ^a   Trivedi, A ^a   Mitchel, R E J ^a  

^a ATOMIC ENERGY OF CANADA LIMITED   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 2 RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL SURFACE; DNA DAMAGE; DOSE RESPONSE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IRRADIATION; LYMPHOCYTE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

EID: 0029898935     PISSN: 0301634X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02434030     Document Type: Article

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