Dose assessment by quantification of chromosome aberrations and micronuclei in peripheral blood lymphocytes from patients exposed to gamma radiation

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 452-457

  Silva Barbosa, Isvânia ^a   Pereira Magnata, Símey ^a   Amaral, Ademir ^a   Sotero, Graça ^b   Melo, Homero Cavalcanti ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^b Fundacao de Hematologia e Hemoterapia de Pernambuco   (Brazil)

^c Hospital do Câncer de Pernambuco   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biodosimetry; Chromosome aberrations; Lymphocyte; Micronuclei; Partial body irradiation

Indexed keywords

COBALT 60;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOSIMETRY; FEMALE; GAMMA RADIATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MICRONUCLEUS; PARTIAL BODY RADIATION; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

EID: 30544434339     PISSN: 14154757     EISSN: 16784685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1415-47572005000300021     Document Type: Article

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