 Plutonium
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Plutonium. A naturally radioactive element of the actinide metals series. It has the atomic symbol Pu, atomic number 94, and atomic weight 242. Plutonium is used as a nuclear fuel, to produce radioisotopes for research, in radionuclide batteries for pacemakers, and as the agent of fission in nuclear weapons.
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D011005
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D01.268.033.700 D01.268.271.100.700 D01.268.556.700 D01.552.020.734 D01.552.544.700
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Plutonium" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Plutonium" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
Below are the most recent publications written about "Plutonium" by people in Profiles.
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Nagasawa H, Little JB. Induction of sister chromatid exchanges by extremely low doses of alpha-particles. Cancer Res. 1992 Nov 15; 52(22):6394-6.
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Nagasawa H, Little JB, Inkret WC, Carpenter S, Thompson K, Raju MR, Chen DJ, Strniste GF. Cytogenetic effects of extremely low doses of plutonium-238 alpha-particle irradiation in CHO K-1 cells. Mutat Res. 1990 Jul; 244(3):233-8.
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Nagasawa H, Robertson J, Little JB. Induction of chromosomal aberrations and sister chromatid exchanges by alpha particles in density-inhibited cultures of mouse 10T1/2 and 3T3 cells. Int J Radiat Biol. 1990 Jan; 57(1):35-44.
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Robertson JB, Koehler A, George J, Little JB. Oncogenic transformation of mouse BALB/3T3 cells by plutonium-238 alpha particles. Radiat Res. 1983 Nov; 96(2):261-74.
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Dreyer NA, Loughlin JE, Fahey FH, Harley NH. The feasibility of epidemiologic studies of cancer in residents near the Rocky Flats Plant. Health Phys. 1982 Jan; 42(1):65-8.
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Little JB, Kennedy AR, McGandy RB. Lung cancer induced in hamsters by low doses of alpha radiation from polonium-210. Science. 1975 May 16; 188(4189):737-8.
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