Radiosensitivity of different aged human lymphocytes following electron irradiation in vitro

Neoplasma

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 117-121

  Joksic G ^a   Nikolic M ^a   Spasojevic Tisma V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

chromosomes; individual variability; Lymphocytes; micronuclei; radiosensitivity

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHALASIN B;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON RADIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; NORMAL HUMAN; RADIOSENSITIVITY;

EID: 0030990340     PISSN: 00282685     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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