A biomathematical modeling approach to explain the phenomenon of radiation hormesis

Human and Ecological Risk Assessment (HERA)

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 867-890

  Schollnberger H ^a   Ménache, Margaret G ^b   Hanson, Timothy E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Cellular defense mechanisms; Endogenous DNA damage; Linear No Threshold Theory; Radiation hormesis; Radical scavenger; U shaped

Indexed keywords

EID: 23044530270     PISSN: 10807039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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