Radiation-induced apoptosis in human lymphocytes: Potential as a biological dosimeter

Health Physics

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 685-691

  Boreham, D R ^b   Gale, K L ^b   Maves, S R ^b   Walker, J A ^b   Morrison, D P ^a  

^a ATOMIC ENERGY OF CANADA LIMITED   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

dosimetry; exposure, radiation; health effects; radiation, ionizing

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT; DNA NUCLEOTIDYLEXOTRANSFERASE;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; DNA DETERMINATION; DOSIMETER; ENZYME ASSAY; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IONIZING RADIATION; IRRADIATION; LYMPHOCYTE DIFFERENTIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REPRODUCIBILITY;

EID: 0029998124     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004032-199611000-00007     Document Type: Article

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