Evaluation of the cytogenetic damage and progenitor cell survival in foetal liver of mice exposed to gamma radiation during the early foetal period

International Journal of Radiation Biology

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 413-417

  Uma Devi, P ^a   Hossain, M ^a  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CELL SURVIVAL; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME DAMAGE; COLONY FORMING UNIT S; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; FETUS LIVER; GAMMA RADIATION; HEMATOPOIESIS; LETHALITY; LIVER WEIGHT; MALE; METAPHASE; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; STEM CELL;

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EID: 0034012432     PISSN: 09553002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/095530000138754     Document Type: Article

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