Complex chromatid-isochromatid exchanges following irradiation with heavy ions?

Cytogenetic and Genome Research

Volumn 104, Issue 1-4, 2004, Pages 206-210

  Loucas, B D ^a   Eberle, R L ^a   Durante, M ^b   Cornforth, M N ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAVY ION;

ALPHA RADIATION; CELL CYCLE G0 PHASE; CHROMATID EXCHANGE; CHROMOSOME PAINTING; CHROMOSOME REARRANGEMENT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GAMMA RADIATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION FIELD;

NASA DISCIPLINE RADIATION HEALTH; NON-NASA CENTER;

ALPHA PARTICLES; CELLS, CULTURED; CHROMATIDS; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; CHROMOSOME BREAKAGE; CHROMOSOME PAINTING; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN; G0 PHASE; GAMMA RAYS; HUMANS; IONS; IRON; ISOTOPES; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; LYMPHOCYTES; MODELS, GENETIC; S PHASE;

EID: 2642529337     PISSN: 14248581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000077490     Document Type: Conference Paper

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