Cytogenetic damage in the blood lymphocytes of astronauts: Effects of repeat long-duration space missions

Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis

Volumn 756, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 165-169

  George, K ^a   Rhone, J ^b   Beitman, A ^a   Cucinotta, F A ^c  

^a WYLE LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^c NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodosimetry; Chromosome; FISH; High LET radiation; PCC; Space radiation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME DAMAGE; CHROMOSOME PAINTING; COSMONAUT; CYTOGENETICS; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VIVO STUDY; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPACE FLIGHT;

BIODOSIMETRY; CHROMOSOME; FISH; HIGH-LET RADIATION; PCC; SPACE RADIATION;

ASTRONAUTS; BLOOD CELLS; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; CHROMOSOME PAINTING; COSMIC RADIATION; CYTOGENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; LYMPHOCYTES; SPACE FLIGHT; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84884207574     PISSN: 13835718     EISSN: 18793592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2013.04.007     Document Type: Article

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