Chromosome aberrations, micronuclei, and activity of superoxide dismutases in human lymphocytes after irradiation in vitro

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 842-850

  Joksic, G ^a   Pajovic, S B ^a   Stankovic, M ^a   Pejic, S ^a   Kasapovic, J ^a   Cuttone, G ^b   Calonghi, N ^c   Masotti, L ^c   Kanazir, D T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

^b Southern National Laboratory   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chromosome aberrations; Human lymphocytes; Micronuclei; Proton; Superoxide dismutase; X ray

Indexed keywords

PROTON; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYMPHOCYTE; MICRONUCLEUS; RADIATION DOSE;

CELL DIVISION; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTES; MICRONUCLEI, CHROMOSOME-DEFECTIVE; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; PROTONS; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

EID: 0034081897     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s000180050046     Document Type: Article

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