Induction of micronuclei in germinating onion seed root tip cells irradiated with high energy heavy ions

Journal of Radiation Research

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 315-323

  Takatsuji, Toshihiro ^a   Takayanagi, Hiroki ^a   Morishita, Kana ^a   Nojima, Kumie ^b   Furusawa, Yoshiya ^c   Nakazawa, Yuka ^d   Matsuse, Michiko ^d   Akamatsu, Sakura ^a   Hirano, Natsuko ^a   Hirashima, Natsuko ^a   Hotokezaka, Saori ^a   Ijichi, Toyomi ^a   Kakimoto, Chika ^a   Kanemaru, Tomomi ^a   Koshitake, Mayumi ^a   Moriuchi, Akiko ^a   Yamamoto, Kensuke ^a   Yoshikawa, Isao ^a  

^a NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RADIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^d NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Heavy ions; LET; Mathematical model; Micronucleus; Onion seedlings

Indexed keywords

BELLS; CELL PROLIFERATION; HEAVY IONS; IRRADIATION; RADIATION EFFECTS;

CELL DIVISIONS; DOSE RESPONSE; ENERGY; HIGH-ENERGY HEAVY IONS; IN-VIVO; LET; MICRONUCLEUS; ONION SEEDLINGS; RADIATION-INDUCED; ROOT-TIP CELLS;

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPILLS;

ALLIUM CEPA;

HEAVY ION; ION;

ALGORITHM; CELL NUCLEUS; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; GERMINATION; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; MERISTEM; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; ONION; PLANT SEED; RADIATION RESPONSE; SYNCHROTRON; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ALGORITHMS; CELL NUCLEUS; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; GERMINATION; HEAVY IONS; IONS; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; MERISTEM; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; ONIONS; SEEDS; SYNCHROTRONS;

EID: 77954014008     PISSN: 04493060     EISSN: 13499157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1269/jrr.09028     Document Type: Article

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