Abstract
The induction of dicentric aberrations has been studied in rabbit lymphocytes after exposure to low doses of X-rays or d(50)+Be neutrons. The aberrations have been analyzed in first division cells collected after a 32 h culture time. In both cases, the dose response relationship is best fitted to a linear-quadratic model. Rabbit lymphocytes are less radiosensitive than human lymphocytes and RBE is lower in rabbit than in human cells. These discrepancies could be due to differences in the repair capacities for the lesions induced by X-rays and neutrons in rabbit and human lymphocytes.
| Translated title of the contribution | Induction of chromosome aberrations in rabbit lymphocytes by low doses of X-rays and neutrons |
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| Original language | French |
| Pages (from-to) | 212-217 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Comptes Rendus des Seances de la Societe de Biologie et de ses Filiales |
| Volume | 180 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| State | Published - 1986 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Biochemistry,Genetics and Molecular Biology