Observation of radiation-specific damage in cells exposed to depleted uranium: hprt gene mutation frequency

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 42, Issue 6-7, 2007, Pages 1029-1032

  Miller, Alexandra C ^a   Stewart, Michael ^a   Rivas, Rafael ^a   Marino, Steve ^b   Randers Pehrson, Gerhard ^b   Shi, Lin ^a  

^a UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Depleted uranium; HPRT; Mutagenicity; V79 cells

Indexed keywords

CELLS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); GENES; LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES; MUTAGENESIS; RISK ANALYSIS; URANIUM;

DEPLETED URANIUM (DU); HPRT GENE MUTATION; HUMAN OSTEOBLAST CELLS (HOS);

RADIATION DAMAGE;

EID: 34548776941     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2007.05.022     Document Type: Article

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