Evaluation of genetic alterations in inhabitants of a naturally high level background radiation and Kudankulam nuclear power project site in India

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 35-41

  Balachandar, Vellingiri ^a   Kumar, Ramesh Kumar Mithun ^b   Prakash, Varsha ^a   Devi, Subramaniam Mohana ^a   Kumar, Balasubramanian Lakshman ^a,c   Manikantan, Pappusamy ^a   Sasikala, Keshavarao ^a   Malathi, Jeyapandian ^a,d   Brahmanandhan, Muruganandam ^a,e   Khanna, D ^c,f   Selvasekarapandian, S ^c,g  

^a BHARATHIAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b PSG Medical College Hospitals   (India)

^c Kongunadu College   (India)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^e NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^f KARUNYA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^g KALASALINGAM UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Cytogenetics; DNA damage; High background radiation area; Nuclear power plant

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958737132     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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