Variations in the frequency of T-cell receptor β/γ-interlocus recombination in long-term cultures of non-irradiated and X- and γ- irradiated human lymphocytes

International Journal of Radiation Biology

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 697-703

  Meydan, D ^a   Hellgren, D ^a   Lambert, B ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARCINOGENESIS; GAMMA IRRADIATION; GENE CLUSTER; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LOCUS; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IONIZING RADIATION; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

ATAXIA; ATAXIA TELANGIECTASIA;

EID: 0031650038     PISSN: 09553002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/095530098140961     Document Type: Article

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