Relative biological effectiveness of fast neutrons in a multiorgan assay for apoptosis in mouse

Environmental Toxicology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 233-239

  Lee, Hae June ^a   Kim, Joong Sun ^b   Moon, Changjong ^b   Kim, Jong Choon ^b   Jo, Sung Kee ^c   Kim, Sung Ho ^b  

^a Korea Institute of Radiation and Medical Science   (South Korea)

^b Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

^c Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Hair follicle; Intestine crypt; Neutron; Relative biological effectiveness; Testis

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; CELL DEATH; GAMMA RAYS; TISSUE;

HAIR FOLLICLE; INTESTINE CRYPT; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER (LET); MULTIORGAN ASSAY; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE CELLS; TESTIS;

NEUTRONS;

COBALT 60;

APOPTOSIS; BIOASSAY; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; FUNDAMENTAL PARTICLE; GAMMA RAY RADIATION; HAIR; IRRADIANCE; MICROSCOPY; RODENT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAST NEUTRON RADIATION; GAMMA RADIATION; HAIR FOLLICLE; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; MALE; MOUSE; NICK END LABELING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELATIVE BIOLOGIC EFFECTIVENESS;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; FAST NEUTRONS; GAMMA RAYS; HAIR FOLLICLE; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; INTESTINES; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; TESTIS; WHOLE-BODY IRRADIATION;

MUS;

EID: 41449109030     PISSN: 15204081     EISSN: 15227278     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tox.20328     Document Type: Article

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