Induction of micronuclei in human, goat, rabbit peripheral blood lymphocytes and mouse splenic lymphocytes irradiated in vitro with gamma radiation

Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis

Volumn 393, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 207-214

  Kim, Sung Ho ^a   Han, Dong Un ^a   Lim, Jeong Taek ^a   Jo, Sung Kee ^b   Kim, Tae Hwan ^c  

^a Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute   (South Korea)

^c Korea Cancer Center Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Radiation; Lymphocyte; Micronuclei (human, goat, rabbit, mouse)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAMMA IRRADIATION; GOAT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; MOUSE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; RADIATION DOSE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPLEEN LYMPHOCYTE;

ADULT; ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; GAMMA RAYS; GOATS; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICRONUCLEI, CHROMOSOME-DEFECTIVE; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; RABBITS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SPLEEN;

EID: 0030771580     PISSN: 13835718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1383-5718(97)00103-4     Document Type: Article

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