Relationship between the DNA content of human chromosomes and their involvement in radiation-induced structural aberrations, analysed by painting

International Journal of Radiation Biology

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 449-455

  Cigarran S ^a   Barrios, L ^a   Barquinero, J F ^a   Cabalin M R ^a   Ribas, M ^a   Egozcue, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 20; CHROMOSOME BREAKAGE; CHROMOSOME PAINTING; DNA CONTENT; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENE FREQUENCY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTERPHASE; IONIZING RADIATION; METAPHASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURY; STRUCTURAL CHROMOSOME ABERRATION;

CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; CHROMOSOME BANDING; CHROMOSOMES; DNA; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; MALE; TRANSLOCATION, GENETIC; X-RAYS;

EID: 0031715135     PISSN: 09553002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/095530098141311     Document Type: Article

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