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Evaluation of the effect of 90Sr beta-radiation on human blood cells by chromosome aberration and single cell gel electrophoresis (comet assay) analysis.
Mutation research - 9 May 2001
de Oliveira E M, Suzuki M F, do Nascimento P A, da Silva M A, Okazaki K
Abstract excerpt
Among various environmental genotoxins, ionizing radiation has received special attention because of its mutagenic, carcinogenic and teratogenic potential. In this context and considering the scarcity of literature data, the objective of the present study was to evaluate the effect of 90Sr beta-radiation on human cells. Blood cells from five healthy donors were irradiated in vitro with doses of 0.2-5.0Gy from a...
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