title: Chromosome aberrations in in vitro irradiated lymphocytes from human cord blood.
abstract: An in vitro dose effect curve of dicentric chromosome aberrations in human cord blood lymphocytes has been obtained for 250-kV X-rays. This is compared with a curve prepared in an identical manner using blood from adults. The comparison shows a marginally higher dicentric yield in blood of newborns at doses above about 250 rads.
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D002869:Chromosome Aberrations; D004307:Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation; D005312:Fetal Blood / Q000528:radiation effects*; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000528:radiation effects*; D014965:X-Rays