The micronucleus assay as a biological dosimeter of in vivo ionising radiation exposure

Mutagenesis

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 11-17

  Vral, Anne ^a   Fenech, Michael ^b   Thierens, Hubert ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOKINESIS; DOSIMETRY; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REVIEW;

DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTES; MICRONUCLEI, CHROMOSOME-DEFECTIVE; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; RADIATION, IONIZING;

EID: 78650656179     PISSN: 02678357     EISSN: 14643804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/mutage/geq078     Document Type: Review

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