title: Induction of micronuclei in PHA-stimulated human lymphocyte cultures by therapeutic radiation.
abstract: Micronuclei frequency and percent of chromosome breaks increases significantly in adults whose thymus glands were irradiated in infancy and after irradiation of cancer patients.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000528:radiation effects*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002869:Chromosome Aberrations; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000528:radiation effects; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy; D010835:Phytohemagglutinins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013950:Thymus Gland / Q000166:cytology / Q000528:radiation effects
chemical_list: D010835:Phytohemagglutinins