Cytogenetic damage in human blood lymphocytes exposed in vitro to radon

Mutation Research - Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis

Volumn 661, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 1-9

  Hamza, V Zareena ^a   Mohankumar, Mary N ^a  

^a INDIRA GANDHI CENTRE FOR ATOMIC RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Chromosome aberration; High LET radiation; In vitro irradiation; Micronuclei; Nuclear bud; Nucleoplasmic bridges; Radon

Indexed keywords

RADON;

ACROCENTRIC CHROMOSOME; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHROMATID ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CYTOGENETICS; CYTOKINESIS; DICENTRIC CHROMOSOME; DNA DAMAGE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; IRRADIATION; LYMPHOCYTE; MICRONUCLEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INJURY;

CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; CYTOGENETIC ANALYSIS; DNA DAMAGE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTES; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; RADON;

EID: 58549084776     PISSN: 00275107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mrfmmm.2008.10.010     Document Type: Article

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