Growth retardation of paramecium and mouse cells by shielding them from background radiation

Journal of Radiation Research

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 404-410

  Kawanishi, Masanobu ^a   Okuyama, Katsuyuki ^a   Shiraishi, Kazunori ^a   Matsuda, Yatsuka ^a   Taniguchi, Ryoichi ^a   Shiomi, Nobuyuki ^a   Yonezawa, Mono ^a   Yagi, Takashi ^a  

^a Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

Author keywords

Background radiation; Impaired growth; Mouse L5178 Y; Paramecium

Indexed keywords

CELLS; CYTOLOGY; GAMMA RAYS; MAMMALS; NEUTRON IRRADIATION;

BACKGROUND LEVEL; BACKGROUND RADIATION; CELL/B.E; CONDITION; GROWTH-RETARDATION; IMPAIRED GROWTH; MOUSE CELLS; MOUSE L5178-Y; PARAMECIUM; RADIOPROTECTION;

RADIATION SHIELDING;

PARAMECIUM; PARAMECIUM TETRAURELIA;

EID: 84863432537     PISSN: 04493060     EISSN: 13499157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1269/jrr.11145     Document Type: Review

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