Radiation-induced late effects in two affected individuals of the Lilo radiation accident

Radiation Research

Volumn 167, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 615-623

  Scherthan, Harry ^a   Abend, Michael ^a   Müller, Kerstin ^a   Beinke, Christina ^a   Braselmann, Herbert ^b   Zitzelsberger, Horst ^b   Köhn, Frank M ^c   Pillekamp, Hans ^d   Schiener, Ralf ^d   Das, Oliver ^d   Peter, Ralf U ^e   Herzog, Gerhard ^f   Tzschach, Andreas ^g   Dörr, Harald D ^a   Fliedner, Theodor M ^h   Meineke, Viktor ^a  

^a Bundeswehr Institute of Radiobiology   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^d BUNDESWEHRKRANKENHAUS ULM   (Germany)

^e Center for Vascular Surgery and Dermatology Blaustein   (Germany)

^f BUNDESWEHRZENTRALKRANKENHAUS KOBLENZ   (Germany)

^g Laboratory for Molecular Genetics   (Germany)

^h UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE MARROW CELL; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION; EPIGENETICS; FOLLOW UP; GERMANY; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ACCIDENT; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION RESPONSE; RADIATION SICKNESS; T LYMPHOCYTE; CASE REPORT; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; DNA REPAIR; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GEORGIA (REPUBLIC); MALE; METABOLISM; RADIOMETRY; SKIN; TIME;

CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; DNA;

ACCIDENTS, RADIATION; CELL ADHESION MOLECULES; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; DNA; DNA REPAIR; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GEORGIA (REPUBLIC); HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; MALE; RADIOMETRY; SKIN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34249946040     PISSN: 00337587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1667/RR0774.1     Document Type: Article

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