The response of γ-H2AX in human lymphocytes and lymphocytes subsets measured in whole blood cultures

International Journal of Radiation Biology

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 369-376

  Andrievski, Andrei ^a   Wilkins, Ruth C ^b  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

H2AX; Flow cytometry; Human lymphocytes; Radiation

Indexed keywords

CESIUM 137; GAMMA HISTONE H2AX; HISTONE H2AX; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; H2AFX PROTEIN, HUMAN; HISTONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; ANIMAL; BLOOD; LYMPHOCYTE; LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; MASS DISASTER; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHOSPHORYLATION; RADIATION RESPONSE; RADIOMETRY; TIME;

ADULT; ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HISTONES; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTE SUBSETS; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; MASS CASUALTY INCIDENTS; MIDDLE AGED; PHOSPHORYLATION; RADIOMETRY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 67649214807     PISSN: 09553002     EISSN: 13623095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09553000902781147     Document Type: Article

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