Granulocytes' enzymes as biomarkers of radiotoxicity in individuals occupationally exposed to low-level radiation

Journal of B.U.ON.

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 85-91

  Milacic, Snezana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Chromosomal aberrations; Granulocytes' enzymes; Leukocyte alkaline phosphatase; Low level ionizing radiation; Myeloperoxidase

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; IODINE 131; MYELOPEROXIDASE; TECHNETIUM 99M;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GRANULOCYTE; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASE; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL TOXICOLOGY; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE; RADIATION INJURY; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; RADIOACTIVITY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; DOWN-REGULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTES; NEUTROPHILS; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PEROXIDASE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION INJURIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; THERMOLUMINESCENT DOSIMETRY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 64249137085     PISSN: 11070625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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