In vitro cultured cells as probes for space radiation effects on biological systems

Mutation Research - Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis

Volumn 430, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 229-234

  Meli, Antonella ^a   Perrella, Giuseppina ^a   Curcio, Francesco ^a   Ambesi Impiombato, Francesco Saverio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cell transformation; Cultured cells; FRTL5; Space radiation; Thyroid

Indexed keywords

CELL CULTURE; CELL LINE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; COSMIC RADIATION; DNA REPAIR; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; MICROGRAVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROID CELL;

FLIGHT EXPERIMENT; MASER PROJECT; SHORT DURATION; UNMANNED;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELLS, CULTURED; DNA; DNA DAMAGE; EXTRATERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; HYPOGRAVITY; MAMMALS; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; RADIATION INJURIES, EXPERIMENTAL; RATS; SPACE FLIGHT; THYROID GLAND;

EID: 0033390973     PISSN: 00275107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0027-5107(99)00134-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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