Validation of the micronucleus-centromere assay for biological dosimetry

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1083-1085

  Wojcik, A ^a,b   Kowalska, M ^c   Bouzyk, E ^a   Buraczewska, I ^a   Kobialko, G ^a   Jarocewicz, N ^a   Szumiel, I ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY AND TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^b JAN KOCHANOWSKI UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^c Centralne Laboratorium Ochrony Radiologicznej Warsaw   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DONOR; DOSIMETRY; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IONIZING RADIATION; MICRONUCLEUS CENTROMERE TEST; MUTAGEN TESTING; NORMAL HUMAN; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE; PUBLICATION; RADIATION DOSE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0034432310     PISSN: 14154757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1415-47572000000400055     Document Type: Article

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