Cytogenetic evaluation of occupational exposure to external γ-rays and internal 241 Am contamination

Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis

Volumn 395, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 173-178

  Bauchinger, M ^a   Schmid, E ^a   Braselmann, H ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

ray; Americium; Dicentric; FISH; Occupational exposure; Translocation

Indexed keywords

AMERICIUM 241;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYTOGENETICS; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GAMMA RADIATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; NUCLEAR INDUSTRY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION;

ADULT; AMERICIUM; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; GAMMA RAYS; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR REACTORS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION DOSAGE; TRANSLOCATION, GENETIC; WHOLE-BODY IRRADIATION;

EID: 0031566024     PISSN: 13835718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1383-5718(97)00166-6     Document Type: Article

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