Radiation-induced bystander effects - Implications for cancer

Nature Reviews Cancer

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 158-164

  Mothersill, Carmel ^a   Seymour, Colin B ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BYSTANDER EFFECT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL DEATH; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIODIAGNOSIS; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 1042278763     PISSN: 1474175X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nrc1277     Document Type: Review

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