The current knowledge on radiosensitivity of ovarian follicle development stages

Human Reproduction Update

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 359-377

  Adriaens, I ^a,b   Smitz, J ^a   Jacquet, P ^b  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b BELGIAN NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Fertility; Genetic effects; Ionizing radiation; Oocytes; Radiosensitivity

Indexed keywords

ATM PROTEIN; ATR PROTEIN; CHECKPOINT KINASE 1; CHECKPOINT KINASE 2; CYCLINE; MESSENGER RNA;

CELL CYCLE PHASE; CELL FUNCTION; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC RISK; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; MONOSOMY; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OVARY DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FOLLICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD; RADIOSENSITIVITY; REVIEW; TRISOMY;

ANIMALS; CHROMOSOMES, MAMMALIAN; CRICETINAE; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; FEMALE; GUINEA PIGS; HUMANS; MICE; OOCYTES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; RADIATION, IONIZING; RATS;

EID: 64649101643     PISSN: 13554786     EISSN: 14602369     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humupd/dmn063     Document Type: Review

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