Is micronuclei yield variability a problem for overexposure dose assessment to ionizing radiation?

Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis

Volumn 413, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 47-56

  Paillole, N ^a   Voisin, P ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SÛRETÉ NUCLÉAIRE   (France)

Author keywords

Background frequency; Biological dosimetry; Gamma ray; Micronucleus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; GAMMA RADIATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IONIZING RADIATION; MICRONUCLEUS; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; NORMAL HUMAN; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION MONITORING;

DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; GAMMA RAYS; HUMANS; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; RADIATION GENETICS;

EID: 0032559668     PISSN: 13835718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1383-5718(98)00015-1     Document Type: Article

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