Evaluation of DNA damage in the root cells of Allium cepa seeds growing in soil of high background radiation areas of Ramsar - Iran

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 99, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1698-1702

  Saghirzadeh, M ^a   Gharaati, M R ^b   Mohammadi, Sh ^c   Ghiassi Nejad, M ^b  

^a GONABAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Iran)

Author keywords

Allium cepa; Comet assay; DNA damage; High background radiation areas (HBRAs); Ramsar

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERICS; DNA; GENES; NUCLEIC ACIDS; ORGANIC ACIDS; RADIOISOTOPES;

ALKALINE COMET ASSAY; ALLIUM CEPA; BACKGROUND RADIATION; COMET ASSAY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA DAMAGES; GENOTOXINS; HIGH BACKGROUND RADIATION AREAS (HBRAS); IN-SITU; NATURAL RADIATION; NATURAL RADIONUCLIDES; RAMSAR; ROOT CELLS; SOIL SAMPLES; SPECIFIC ACTIVITY;

SOILS;

RADIUM 226;

BIOASSAY; CYTOLOGY; DNA; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESTIMATION METHOD; GENOTOXICITY; GERMINATION; HERB; RADIONUCLIDE; ROOT; SEED; SOIL POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; COMET ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; GENOTOXICITY; IRAN; NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; ONION; PLANT ROOT; PLANT SEED; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION; ROOT CELL; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION;

BACKGROUND RADIATION; COMET ASSAY; DNA DAMAGE; IRAN; ONIONS; PLANT ROOTS; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIUM; SEEDS; SOIL POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE;

ASIA; EURASIA; IRAN; MAZANDARAN; MIDDLE EAST; SAKHT SAR;

ALLIUM CEPA;

EID: 50049091986     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2008.03.013     Document Type: Article

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