Hair medullary cell counts: a simple and sensitive indicator of radiation exposure.
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.
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Paterson Institute for Cancer Research, Christie Hospital, Manchester, U.K.
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D000818:Animals; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000528:radiation effects; D006197:Hair / Q000166:cytology / Q000528:radiation effects*; D051379:Mice; D011829:Radiation Dosage