Validating high-throughput micronucleus analysis of peripheral reticulocytes for radiation biodosimetry: Benchmark against dicentric and cbmn assays in a mouse model

Health Physics

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 218-227

  Chen, Yuhchyau ^a   Tsai, Ying ^a   Nowak, Irena ^a   Wang, Nancy ^a   Hyrien, Ollivier ^a   Wilkins, Ruth ^b   Ferrarotto, Catherine ^b   Sun, Hongliang ^a   Dertinger, Stephen D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

^c LITRON LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Chromosome aberration; Dosimetry; Gamma radiation; Radiological terrorism

Indexed keywords

MUS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; EVALUATION; METHODOLOGY; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; MOUSE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION RESPONSE; RADIOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; RETICULOCYTE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION STUDY; WHOLE BODY RADIATION;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; MICE; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; NEW YORK; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETICULOCYTES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WHOLE-BODY IRRADIATION;

EID: 75649087760     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HP.0b013e3181abaae5     Document Type: Article

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