University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Quantitative detection of chromosome structures by computerized microphotometric scanning / M.E. Drets, G.A. Folle, and F.J. Monteverde -- Heterogeneity of DNA repair in relation to chromatin structure / L.H.F. Mullenders [and others] -- The poly-ADP-ribosylation system of higher eukaryotes : how can it do what? / F.R. Althaus [and others] -- DNA lesions, DNA repair, and chromosomal aberrations / A.T. Natarajan [and others] -- Is it misrepair or lack of repair which kills cells irradiated in Gb2s? / R.C. Moore, L. Barber, and C.G. Bingham -- Inhibitors of DNA topoisomerases and chromosome aberrations / F. Palitti [and others] -- Restriction endonuclease- and radiation-induced DNA double-strand breaks and chromosomal aberrations : similarities and differences / P.E. Bryant.

The use of restriction endonucleases to study the mechanisms of chromosome damage / W.F. Morgan and R.A. Winegar -- Induction of chromosomal aberrations by the restriction endonuclease AluI in Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells : influence of glycerol on aberration frequencies / C. Johannes and G. Obe -- Patterns of chromosome variations in neoplasia / F. Mitelman -- Tumorigenesis and tumor response : view from the (prematurely condensed) chromosomes / W.N. Hittelman [and others] -- Detection of cancer-prone individuals using cytogenetic response to X-rays / K.K. Sanford and R. Parshad -- Human disorders with increased spontaneous and induced chromosomal instability / T.M. Schroeder-Kurth, U. Cramer-Giraud, and U. Mannsperger.

Possible causes of variability of the adaptive response in human lymphocytes / G. Olivieri and A. Bosi -- Adaptation of human lymphocytes to radiation or chemical mutagens : differences in cytogenetic repair / S. Wolff, G. Olivieri, and V. Afzal -- Radio-adaptive response : a novel chromosomal response in Chinese hamster cells in vitro / T. Ikushima -- On adaptive response of plant meristem cells in vivo- protection against induction of chromatid aberrations / R. Rieger, A. Michaelis, and S. Takehisa -- Chromosome aberrations in A-bomb survivors, Hiroshima and Nagasaki / A.A. Awa -- Biological dosimetry of absorbed radiation dose : considerations of low-level radiations / M.S. Sasaki, Y. Ejima, and S. Saigusa -- Use of micronuclei in biological dosimetry of absorbed radiation dose / M. Bauchinger and H. Braselmann.

Biological dosimetry after radiation accidents / D.C. Lloyd, and A.A. Edwards -- Dose estimates and the fateof chromosomal aberrations in Cesium-137 exposed individuals in the Goiania radiation accident -- Cytogenetic studies in male germcells : their relevance for the prediction of heritable effects and their role in screening protocols /I.-D. Adler -- Use of in vivo micronucleus tests with mammalian cells for clastogenicity and carcinogenicitystudies / A.D. Tates [and others] -- In vitro chromosomal aberration test : current status / M. Ishidate, Jr. -- Clastogenesis invitro under extreme culture conditions / D. Scott -- Life-style and genetic factors that determinethe susceptibility to the production of chromosome damage / K. Morimoto.