Simple chromosome exchanges are not linear with dose

International Journal of Radiation Biology

Volumn 75, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1113-1117

  Edwards, A A ^a   Hone, P A ^a   Moquet, J E ^a   Lloyd, D C ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME BREAKAGE; CHROMOSOME PAINTING; CHROMOSOME REARRANGEMENT; DOSE RESPONSE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IRRADIATION; LYMPHOCYTE; LYMPHOCYTE CULTURE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE;

CELLS, CULTURED; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE;

EID: 0032867641     PISSN: 09553002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/095530099139584     Document Type: Article

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