Increased T-cell receptor mutation frequency in radiation-exposed residents living near the Semipalatinsk nuclear test site

Journal of Radiation Research

Volumn 47, Issue SUPPL. A, 2006, Pages

  Taooka, Yasuyuki ^a   Takeichi, Nobuo ^b   Noso, Yoshihiro ^c   Kawano, Noriyuki ^a   Apsalikov, Kazbek N ^d   Hoshi, Masaharu ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Takeichi Hiroshima Thyroid Medical Clinic   (Japan)

^c Hiroshima Saisei kai Hospital   (Japan)

^d Kazakh Scientific Research Institute for Radiation Medicine and Ecology Kazakhstan   (Kazakhstan)

Author keywords

Low dose exposure; Nuclear explosion test; Semipalatinsk; T cell receptor

Indexed keywords

CELL MEMBRANES; CYTOLOGY; NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS; T-CELLS;

CANCER RISK; CONTROL GROUPS; LOW-DOSE EXPOSURES; MUTATION FREQUENCY; NUCLEAR EXPLOSION TEST; PERIPHERAL BLOOD; SEMIPALATINSK; SEMIPALATINSK NUCLEAR TEST SITES; SOMATIC CELLS; T CELLS RECEPTORS;

DISEASES;

EID: 33645400185     PISSN: 04493060     EISSN: 13499157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1269/jrr.47.A179     Document Type: Review

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