Relationship between radiation induced dicentric chromosome aberrations and micronucleus formation in human lymphocytes

Journal of Experimental and Clinical Cancer Research

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 229-234

  Hatayoglu, S E ^a   Orta, Tuncay ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Chromosome aberrations; Human lymphocytes; Micronucleus; Radiation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME DAMAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DICENTRIC CHROMOSOME; DOSE RESPONSE; HUMAN; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INJURY; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADULT; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; CHROMOSOME BREAKAGE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; MICRONUCLEI, CHROMOSOME-DEFECTIVE; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; RADIATION;

EID: 34347374046     PISSN: 03929078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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