Chromosome inter- and intrachanges detected by arm-specific DNA probes in the progeny of human lymphocytes exposed to energetic heavy ions

Radiation Research

Volumn 170, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 458-466

  Pignalosa, D ^a,b   Bertucci, A ^a,b   Gialanella, G ^a,c   Grossi, G ^a,c   Manti, L ^a,c   Pugliese, M ^a,c   Scampoli, P ^a,c   Durante, M ^a,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^c INFN SEZIONE DI NAPOLI   (Italy)

^d GSI HELMHOLTZZENTRUM FÜR SCHWERIONENFORSCHUNG GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IRON;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME REARRANGEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA PROBE; DOSE RESPONSE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GAMMA RADIATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; IONIZING RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

CELLS, CULTURED; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 1; DNA PROBES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; GAMMA RAYS; HEAVY IONS; HUMANS; IRON; LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 55249090909     PISSN: 00337587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1667/RR1326.1     Document Type: Article

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