Biological indicators for the identification of ionizing radiation exposure in humans

Expert Review of Molecular Diagnostics

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 211-219

  Amundson, Sally A ^a   Bittner, Michael ^a   Meltzer, Paul ^a   Trent, Jeffrey ^a   Fomace Jr , Albert J ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodosimetry; cDNA microarray; Cytogenetics; Dose responsive; Gene induction; Mutation

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DICENTRIC CHROMOSOME; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; PREMATURE CHROMOSOME CONDENSATION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURY; REVIEW;

EID: 0035559378     PISSN: 14737140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/14737159.1.2.211     Document Type: Review

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