Micronuclei induction in human fibroblasts exposed in vitro to Los Alamos high-energy neutrons

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1754-1757

  Gersey, Brad ^a   Sodolak, John ^a   Hada, Megumi ^b   Saganti, Prem ^a   Wilkins, Richard ^a   Cucinotta, Francis ^b   Wu, Honglu ^b  

^a PRAIRIE VIEW A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Micronuclei; Secondary neutrons; Shielding; Space radiation

Indexed keywords

COSMIC RAYS; DOSIMETERS; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; FIBROBLASTS; NEUTRON SPECTROMETERS; WATER;

MICRONUCLEI INDUCTION; SECONDARY NEUTRONS; SPACE RADIATION;

NEUTRONS;

EID: 35548939129     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2007.03.018     Document Type: Article

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