Semi-automated micronucleus scoring in cytokinesis-blocked lymphocytes after irradiation

International Journal of Radiation Biology

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 319-324

  Thierens, H ^a   Vral, A ^a   De Scheerder, F ^a   De Ridder, L ^a   Tates, A ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CYTOKINESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IRRADIATION; LYMPHOCYTE; MICRONUCLEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION PROTECTION; REPRODUCIBILITY; X IRRADIATION;

ADULT; CYTOKINES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; MICRONUCLEI, CHROMOSOME-DEFECTIVE; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0030880339     PISSN: 09553002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/095530097143310     Document Type: Article

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