Effects of Age, Sex and Diagnostic X-rays on Chromosome Damage
- 1 January 1984
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in International Journal of Radiation Biology
- Vol. 46 (3), 317-321
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09553008414551451
Abstract
The frequency of micronuclei assayed in lymphocytes obtained from 73 young adults [human] increases significantly with the age, but not the sex, of the donor. The dose of medical X-rays absorbed by the lymphocytes in the 2 yr before the examination has no significant effect on micronucleus frequency, provided the data are adjusted for age. However, a small significant increase in frequency is associated with X-ray examinations that involve the injection of contrast media into the blood.This publication has 12 references indexed in Scilit:
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