Measurement of apoptotic fragments in growing hair follicles following γ-ray irradiation in mice

Anticancer Research

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 189-192

  Kim, Tae Hwan ^a,b   Kim, Sung Ho ^a   Kim, Jeong Hee ^a   Lee, Yun Sil ^a   Cho, Chul Koo ^a   Choi, Soo Yong ^b   Park, Sang Hee ^a   Yoo, Seong Yul ^a  

^a Womans Univesity   (South Korea)

^b Korea Cancer Center Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Apoptotic fragments; Biological dosimetry; Hair follicles; Radiation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOSIMETER; GAMMA RADIATION; HAIR FOLLICLE; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; WHOLE BODY RADIATION;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; GAMMA RAYS; HAIR FOLLICLE; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C;

EID: 0029980625     PISSN: 02507005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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