Adaptive response of blood lymphocytes of inhabitants residing in high background radiation areas of Ramsar-micronuclei, apoptosis and comet assays

Journal of Radiation Research

Volumn 47, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 279-285

  Mohammadi, Shahla ^a   Taghavi Dehaghani, Mahnaz ^a   Gharaati, Mohammad R ^b   Masoomi, Reza ^b   Ghiassi Nejad, Mehdi ^b  

^a National Radiation Protection Department Iran   (Iran)

^b TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; CELL PROLIFERATION; DNA; IRRADIATION; RADIATION EFFECTS; REPAIR;

ADAPTIVE RESPONSE; APOPTOSIS ASSAYS; BACKGROUND RADIATION; BLOOD LYMPHOCYTES; COMET ASSAYS; CONTROL GROUPS; DNA DAMAGES; HIGH BACKGROUND RADIATION AREAS; NATURAL RADIATION; SPRING-IN;

CELL DEATH;

DNA;

ADAPTATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; COMET ASSAY; DNA DAMAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; IRAN; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APOPTOSIS; BACKGROUND RADIATION; COMET ASSAY; DNA; DNA DAMAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRAN; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; MICRONUCLEI, CHROMOSOME-DEFECTIVE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIATION DOSAGE;

EID: 34547634381     PISSN: 04493060     EISSN: 13499157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1269/jrr.0575     Document Type: Article

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