Effect of hormones on the variation of radiosensitivity in females as measured by induction of chromosomal aberrations

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 105, Issue SUPPL. 6, 1997, Pages 1467-1471

  Roberts, C J ^a   Morgan, G R ^a   Danford, N ^b  

^a RICARDO UK LTD   (United Kingdom)

^b Microptic Cytogenetics Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chromosomes; Hormones; Progesterone; Radiosensitivity; Sensitization

Indexed keywords

HORMONE; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOGENETICS; DICENTRIC CHROMOSOME; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; IRRADIATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOSENSITIVITY; RING CHROMOSOME; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031444959     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.97105s61467     Document Type: Conference Paper

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