Interlaboratory comparison of the effects of radon on L5178Y cells: dose contribution of radon daughter association with cells.

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Interlaboratory comparison of the effects of radon on L5178Y cells: dose contribution of radon daughter association with cells.

Radiation research - 1 Oct 1993

Evans H H, Mencl J, Bakale G, Rao P S, Jostes R F, Hui T E, Cross F T, Schwartz J L

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The cytotoxic and mutagenic effects of radon and its progeny were compared in murine lymphoblast L5178Y-R16 cells after exposure at three institutions. The cells were exposed to 222Rn at Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) and Pacific Northwest Laboratories (PNL) and to 212Bi, a decay product...

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Animals
CHO Cells
Cell Line
Cell Survival
Cricetinae
Mice
Mutation
Radiation Dosage
Radon
Radon Daughters

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