title: Hair medullary cell counts: a simple and sensitive indicator of radiation exposure.
abstract: The medulla in the lower regions of a growing mouse hair contains a very regularly spaced column of cell nuclei. The total number of nuclei 3 days after irradiation in this column (from its lower recognition point to the point of terminal differentiation and nuclear degradation) proves to be a sensitive indicator of the level of radiation exposure.
authors.affiliation: Paterson Institute for Cancer Research, Christie Hospital, Manchester, U.K.
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Potten
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Geng
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Taylor
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000528:radiation effects; D006197:Hair / Q000166:cytology / Q000528:radiation effects*; D051379:Mice; D011829:Radiation Dosage