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Cytotoxic and mutagenic effects of chronic low-dose-rate irradiation on TERT-immortalized human cells.
Radiation research - 1 Mar 2005
Nakamura Hideaki, Fukami Hiroko, Hayashi Yuko, Tachibana Akira, Nakatsugawa Shigekazu, Hamaguchi Michinari, Ishizaki Kanji
Abstract excerpt
To analyze the genetic effects of low-dose-rate radiation on human cells, we used human telomere reverse transcriptase (TERT)-immortalized fibroblast cells obtained from normal individuals. We studied the effect of low-dose-rate (0.3 mGy/ min) and high-dose-rate (2 Gy/min) radiation on cells in a confluent state. Survival and micronucleus induction frequency showed higher resistance after irradiation at low dose...
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