The effects of micronuclei with whole chromosome on biological dose estimation

Turkish Journal of Biology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 283-290

  Pala, Funda S ^a   Alkaya, Fadime ^b   Tabakçioǧlu, Kiymet ^a   Tokatli, Füsun ^b   Uzal, Cem ^a   Parlar, Şule ^a   Algüneş, Çetin ^a  

^a TRAKYA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b International Hospital Istanbul   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Biodosimetry; Co 60 gamma dose response curve; Micronuclei; Micronuclei centromere assay

Indexed keywords

EID: 56049084891     PISSN: 13000152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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