Frequency of radiation-induced micronuclei in neuronal cells does not correlate with clonogenic survival

Radiation Research

Volumn 153, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 62-67

  Akudugu, J M ^a   Slabbert, J P ^b   Serafin, A ^a   Bohm, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH   (South Africa)

^b NATIONAL ACCELERATOR CENTRE   (South Africa)

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ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CLONOGENIC ASSAY; CYTOKINESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MICRONUCLEUS; NERVE CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION RESPONSE; RADIOFREQUENCY; RADIOSENSITIVITY; TUMOR GROWTH;

EID: 0034000264     PISSN: 00337587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1667/0033-7587(2000)153[0062:FORIMI]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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