Accumulation of Cells at G2/M Stage by Low Dose-Rate Irradiation Renders the Cell Population More Susceptible to the Subsequent Induction of 6-Thioguanine-Resistant Mutations by 252Cf Fission Neutrons

Journal of Radiation Research

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 49-57

  Tauchi, Hiroshi ^b   Nakamura, Nori ^a   Komatsu, Kenshi ^b   Sawada, Shozo ^b  

^a RADIATION EFFECTS RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (Japan)

^b HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Californium 252; G2 arrest; L5178Y cells; Mutation induction; Neutron

Indexed keywords

CELL CULTURE; CELL PROLIFERATION; MUTAGENESIS; NEUTRON IRRADIATION; NEUTRONS;

6-THIOGUANINE; CALIFORNIUM-252; CELL POPULATIONS; DOSE-RATE EFFECTS; G2 ARREST; GAMMA-RAYS; L5178Y CELL; LOW DOSE RATE IRRADIATION; MUTATION INDUCTION; RADIATION-INDUCED;

GAMMA RAYS;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ANTIMETABOLITE; CALIFORNIUM; TIOGUANINE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL CYCLE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG RESISTANCE; GENETICS; LEUKEMIA L 5178 Y; MOUSE; MUTAGENESIS; NEUTRON; NUCLEAR ENERGY; PATHOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

ANIMALS; ANTIMETABOLITES, ANTINEOPLASTIC; CALIFORNIUM; CELL CYCLE; DRUG RESISTANCE, NEOPLASM; LEUKEMIA L5178; MICE; MUTAGENESIS; NEUTRONS; NUCLEAR FISSION; THIOGUANINE; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0030095632     PISSN: 04493060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1269/jrr.37.49     Document Type: Article

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