Cytogenetic monitoring by use of the micronucleus assay among hospital workers exposed to low doses of ionizing radiation

Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis

Volumn 629, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 111-121

  Sari Minodier, I ^a,b   Orsiere T ^a   Auquier, P ^c   Martin, F ^b   Botta, A ^a,b  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE MARSEILLE   (France)

^c AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Centromere micronucleus assay; Hospital workers; Human lymphocytes; Occupational radiation exposure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CENTROMERE; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME DAMAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CYTOKINESIS; DNA PROBE; DOSIMETRY; FAMILIAL CANCER; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IONIZING RADIATION; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RANDOMIZATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING HABIT;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CYTOGENETICS; DNA DAMAGE; DNA PROBES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; MALE; MICRONUCLEI, CHROMOSOME-DEFECTIVE; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL;

EID: 34247112919     PISSN: 13835718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2007.01.009     Document Type: Article

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