Micronuclei rate and hypoxanthine phosphoribosyl transferase mutation in radon-exposed rats

Progress in Natural Science

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1305-1308

  Cui, Fengmei ^a   Fan, Saijun ^a   Hu, Mingjiang ^a   Nie, Jihua ^a   Li, Hongmei ^a   Tong, Jian ^a  

^a SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Hypoxanthine phosphoribosyl transferase; Micronuclei; Peripheral blood lymphocyte; Radon; Tracheal bronchial epithelial cell

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; LYMPHOCYTES; RATS;

EPITHELIAL CELLS; GENETIC CHANGES; HYPOXANTHINE PHOSPHORIBOSYL TRANSFERASE; MICRONUCLEUS; MICRONUCLEUS RATE; MUTATION FREQUENCY; PERIPHERAL BLOOD LYMPHOCYTES; PHOSPHORIBOSYL TRANSFERASE; RADON EXPOSURE; TRACHEAL-BRONCHIAL EPITHELIAL CELL;

RADON;

EID: 54549102304     PISSN: 10020071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pnsc.2008.04.009     Document Type: Article

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