The results of the three independent experiments on study of molecular and cellular effects in CBA/lac male mice chronically (up to 1 year) exposed to γ-radiation at a dose rate of 61 cGy/year are reviewed in this chapter. It was shown that the DNA–protein cross-links level was statistically increased only at early terms of irradiation (up to 40 days (~6.8 cGy) ).
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Osipov, A.N. (2007). Molecular and Cellular Effects of Chronic Low Dose-Rate Ionizing Radiation Exposure in Mice. In: Mothersill, C., Mosse, I., Seymour, C. (eds) Multiple Stressors: A Challenge for the Future. NATO Science for Peace and Security Series. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6335-0_32
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