Validation of the cytokinesis-block micronucleus (CBMN) assay for use as a triage biological dosimetry tool

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 135, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 232-242

  McNamee, James P ^a   Flegal, Farrah N ^b   Greene, Hillary Boulay ^c   Marro, Leonora ^d   Wilkins, Ruth C ^a  

^a HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

^b ATOMIC ENERGY OF CANADA LIMITED   (Canada)

^c DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^d Environmental Health Center   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINESIS BLOCK MICRONUCLEUS TEST; DOSIMETRY; GAMMA RADIATION; HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; INTRARATER RELIABILITY; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; RADIATION ACCIDENT; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CYTOKINESIS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRIAGE;

EID: 68249150696     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncp119     Document Type: Article

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