The effects of low-dose, high-LET radiation exposure on three models of behavior in C57BL/6 mice

Radiation Research

Volumn 162, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 148-156

  Pecaut, Michael J ^a   Haerich, Paul ^a   Zuccarelli Miller, Cara N ^b   Smith, Anna L ^a   Zendejas, Erik D ^a   Nelson, Gregory A ^a  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Beatrice State Developmental Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IRON;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COSMONAUT; FEMALE; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SPACE FLIGHT; STARTLE REFLEX; SYNCHROTRON; WHOLE BODY RADIATION;

NASA DISCIPLINE RADIATION HEALTH; NON-NASA CENTER;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ENERGY TRANSFER; FEMALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 4143129800     PISSN: 00337587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1667/RR3205     Document Type: Article

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