Cytogenetic analysis in human lymphocytes after exposure to simulated cosmic radiation which reflects the inflight radiation environment

International Journal of Radiation Biology

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 691-698

  Heimers, Anna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COSMIC RADIATION; CYTOGENETICS; DICENTRIC CHROMOSOME; FEMALE; GAMMA IRRADIATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; LYMPHOCYTE; MICRONUCLEUS; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION MUTAGENESIS; SISTER CHROMATID EXCHANGE;

AEROSPACE MEDICINE; CELLS, CULTURED; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; COSMIC RADIATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FEMALE; GAMMA RAYS; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTES; MICRONUCLEI, CHROMOSOME-DEFECTIVE; NEUTRONS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS; SISTER CHROMATID EXCHANGE;

EID: 0033061125     PISSN: 09553002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/095530099140023     Document Type: Article

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