Utility of chromosomal position of heterochromatin as a biomarker of radiation-induced genetic damage: A study of Chornobyl voles (Microtus sp.)

Ecotoxicology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 147-154

  Wiggins, Lara E ^a,b   Van Den Bussche, Ronald A ^b,c   Hamilton, Meredith J ^b,c   Chesser, Ronald K ^a,b,d   Baker, Robert J ^a,b  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Chernobyl; Chornobyl; Heterochromatin; Microtus

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

BIOMARKER; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION; RODENT;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECOTOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTOXICITY; HETEROCHROMATIN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION MUTAGENESIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; VOLE; ANIMAL; ARVICOLINAE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; DNA DAMAGE; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GENETICS; POLLUTANT; RADIATION ACCIDENT; RADIATION INJURY; UKRAINE;

ACCIDENTS, RADIATION; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; DNA DAMAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HETEROCHROMATIN; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; MICROTINAE; POWER PLANTS; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTANTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; UKRAINE; ANIMALS; ARVICOLINAE;

ANIMALIA; MICROTUS; MICROTUS ARVALIS; MICROTUS ROSSIAEMERIDIONALIS; MURIDAE; RODENTIA;

EID: 0035986922     PISSN: 09639292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1015466530422     Document Type: Article

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