A cytokinesis-blocked micronucleus study of the radioadaptive response of lymphocytes of individuals occupationally exposed to chronic doses of radiation

Mutagenesis

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 475-480

  Gourabi, Hamid ^a   Mozdarani, Hossein ^a  

^a TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINESIS; FEMALE; GAMMA RADIATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOSENSITIVITY;

ADULT; CELLS, CULTURED; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FEMALE; GAMMA RAYS; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION TOLERANCE; RADIOLOGY; TECHNOLOGY, RADIOLOGIC; X-RAYS;

EID: 0031718317     PISSN: 02678357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/mutage/13.5.475     Document Type: Article

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