DNA content proportionality and persistence of radiation-induced chromosomal aberrations studied by FISH

Mutation Research - Reviews in Genetic Toxicology

Volumn 366, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 145-152

  Granath, F ^a   Grigoreva, M ^b   Natarajan, A T ^c  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b National Center of Radiobiology and Radiation Protection Bulgaria   (Bulgaria)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Assumption; Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) painting; Retrospective dosimetry; Statistical power

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME PAINTING; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION; DNA CONTENT; DOSIMETRY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENOME; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION INJURY;

EID: 0030294513     PISSN: 01651110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-1110(96)90035-4     Document Type: Article

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