A new approach to individual prognostication of cancer development under conditions of chronic radiation exposure

International Journal of Low Radiation

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 53-80

  Veremeyeva, G A ^a   Akushevich, I V ^b   Ukraintseva, S V ^b   Yashin, A I ^b   Epifanova, S B ^a   Blinova, E A ^a   Akleyev, A V ^a  

^a URALS RESEARCH CENTER FOR RADIATION MEDICINE   (Russian Federation)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidant system; Apoptosis; Carcinogenesis; Cellular barrier mechanisms; Chronic exposure; Individual modelling; Low radiation; Multiple stage models; Repair

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CARCINOGENESIS; DNA DAMAGE; IONIZING RADIATION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

EID: 77951451363     PISSN: 14776545     EISSN: 17419190     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJLR.2010.032771     Document Type: Article

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