Terahertz radiation induces spindle disturbances in human-hamster hybrid cells

Radiation Research

Volumn 175, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 569-574

  Hintzsche, H ^a   Jastrow, C ^b   Kleine Ostmann, T ^b   Stopper, H ^a   Schmid, E ^c   Schrader, T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b PHYSIKALISCH TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METRIFONATE;

ANAPHASE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL DAMAGE; CELL DIVISION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYBRID CELL; MITOSIS; MITOSIS SPINDLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION INJURY; TELOPHASE; TERAHERTZ IMAGING;

ANAPHASE; ANIMALS; CELL LINE; CRICETINAE; HUMANS; HYBRID CELLS; TELOPHASE; TIME FACTORS;

CRICETINAE;

EID: 79955400688     PISSN: 00337587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1667/RR2406.1     Document Type: Article

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