The WST survival assay: An easy and reliable method to screen radiation-sensitive individuals

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 143, Issue 2-4, 2011, Pages 487-490

  Guertler, A ^a   Kraemer, A ^b   Roessler, U ^a   Hornhardt, S ^a   Kulka, U ^a   Moertl, S ^b   Friedl, A A ^c   Illig, T ^b   Wichmann, E ^b,c   Gomolka, M ^a  

^a BUNDESAMT FÜR STRAHLENSCHUTZ   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CELL SURVIVAL; CYTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; MITOCHONDRION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION MONITORING;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CELL SURVIVAL; CYTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MITOCHONDRIA; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION TOLERANCE;

EID: 79952354572     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: 17423406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncq515     Document Type: Article

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