Chromosome translocations in turtles: A biomarker in a sentinel animal for ecological dosimetry

Radiation Research

Volumn 153, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 752-759

  Ulsh, B A ^a   Muhlmann Diaz M C ^a   Whicker, F W ^a   Hinton, T G ^b   Congdon, J D ^b   Bedford, J S ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 1; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION; ECOTOXICITY; FIBROBLAST; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IONIZING RADIATION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; RADIOSENSITIVITY; TURTLE;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; TESTUDINES; TRACHEMYS; TRACHEMYS SCRIPTA SCRIPTA;

EID: 0343527437     PISSN: 00337587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1667/0033-7587(2000)153[0752:CTITAB]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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