Published 1981 | Version v1
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Utilization of critical periods during development to study the effects of low levels of environmental agents

Creators

  • 1. Oak Ridge National Lab., TN

Description

Careful definition of critical periods in the development of selected characters can result in experimental systems that may be highly useful in studying risk at low levels of exposure. Three examples are presented. Epidemiological investigations can lose much of their value unless critical periods are known for the endpoints being studied

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
Plenum Publishing Corp.
Imprint Place
New York, NY
Imprint Title
Measurement of risks
Journal Page Range
p. 143-162.

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
13699175
Subject category
S63: RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGANISMS AND BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; S61: RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY;
Descriptors DEI
BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS; EMBRYOS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EXTRAPOLATION; FETUSES; GENETICALLY SIGNIFICANT DOSE; LATENCY PERIOD; LOW DOSE IRRADIATION; RADIATION HAZARDS; RADIOSENSITIVITY; TIME DEPENDENCE
Descriptors DEC
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS; HAZARDS; HEALTH HAZARDS; IRRADIATION; NUMERICAL SOLUTION; RADIATION DOSES; RADIATION EFFECTS