The induction of bystander mutagenic effects in vivo by alpha-particle irradiation in whole arabidopsis thaliana plants /

Míreanna Comhchosúla

• An alpha-particle irradiator for radiobiological research and its implementation for bystander effect studies /
• Bystander cell death is modified by sites of energy deposition within cells irradiated with a synchrotron X-ray microbeam /
• Investigation of bystander effects in hybrid cells by means of cell fusion and premature chromosome condensation induction /
• An adoptive transfer method to detect low-dose radiation-induced bystander effects in vivo /
• Modulation of the bystander effects induced by soluble factors in HaCaT cells by different exposure strategies /