Blood biomarkers in metal scrap workers accidentally exposed to ionizing radiation: A case study

Human and Experimental Toxicology

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1311-1322

  Gupta, M L ^a   Srivastava, N N ^a   Dutta, S ^a   Shukla, S K ^a   Dutta, A ^a   Verma, S ^a   Devi, M ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

H2AX; Chromosomal aberrations; Cobalt 60; Leukocytes; Mayapuri radiation leak; Triage

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; COBALT 60; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; GAMMA H2AX; HEMOGLOBIN; NUCLEAR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BLOOD SAMPLING; BONE MARROW SUPPRESSION; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIARRHEA; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; FATIGUE; HISTONE PHOSPHORYLATION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; METAL SCRAP WORKER; MONOCYTE; NAUSEA; NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SKIN EXFOLIATION; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; VOMITING; WEAKNESS; WORKER;

CHROMOSOMAL ABERRATIONS; COBALT-60; LEUKOCYTES; MAYAPURI RADIATION LEAK; TRIAGE; Γ-H2AX;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; COBALT RADIOISOTOPES; DNA BREAKS, DOUBLE-STRANDED; HEMOGLOBINS; HISTONES; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; METALS; MIDDLE AGED; MONOCYTES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PLATELET COUNT; RADIATION INJURIES; WASTE PRODUCTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84883472868     PISSN: 09603271     EISSN: 14770903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0960327113482477     Document Type: Article

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