Cytogenetic analysis in lymphocytes from workers occupationally exposed to low levels of ionizing radiation

Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 228-233

  Dias, Francisca L ^a   Antunes, Lusânia M G ^a,b   Rezende, Pâmela A ^a   Carvalho, Fernando E S ^a   Silva, Carla M D ^a   Matheus, Jaqueline M ^a   Oliveira Jr , José Vitor ^a   Lopes, Gesner P ^a   Pereira, Gilberto A ^a   Balarin, Marly A S ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TRIÂNGULO MINEIRO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bleomycin; Chromosome aberration; Ionizing radiation; Micronuclei; Occupational exposure

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; BLEOMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL DAMAGE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINESIS; DRUG SENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IONIZING RADIATION; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WORKER;

EID: 33846162782     PISSN: 13826689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2006.10.003     Document Type: Article

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