Relative biological effectiveness of neutrons: Induction of malformations in a mouse strain with genetic predisposition

Radiation Research

Volumn 153, Issue 5 I, 2000, Pages 595-598

  Hillebrandt, Sonja ^a   Streffer, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLOTRON; EMBRYO; EXENCEPHALY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS MALFORMATION; GASTROSCHISIS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GESTATIONAL AGE; MALE; MOUSE; NEUTRON RADIATION; NONHUMAN; PRENATAL MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELATIVE BIOLOGIC EFFECTIVENESS; X IRRADIATION; ZYGOTE;

EID: 0034121357     PISSN: 00337587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1667/0033-7587(2000)153[0595:RBEONI]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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