Evaluation of bleomycin-induced chromosome aberrations under simulated microgravity conditions in human lymphocytes using "fish" techniques

Acta Astronautica

Volumn 42, Issue 1-8, 1998, Pages 473-488

  Mosesso, P ^a   Schuber, M ^b   Seibt, D ^b   Schatz, A ^b   Fosci, A ^a   Fonti, E ^a   Palitti, Fabrizio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

^b GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC ANTIMETABOLITE; BLEOMYCIN;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENE TRANSLOCATION; GRAVITY; HUMAN; LYMPHOCYTE; ROTATION; WEIGHTLESSNESS;

ANTIMETABOLITES, ANTINEOPLASTIC; BLEOMYCIN; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GRAVITATION; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; LYMPHOCYTES; ROTATION; TRANSLOCATION, GENETIC; WEIGHTLESSNESS SIMULATION;

EID: 0031598731     PISSN: 00945765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0094-5765(98)00140-4     Document Type: Article

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