Evidence that the [H]thymidine-induced adaptive response of human lymphocytes to subsequent doses of x-rays involves the induction of a chromosomal repair mechanism

Mutagenesis

Volumn 1, Issue 5, 1986, Pages 375-380

  Wiencke, John K ^a   Afzal, Veena ^a   Olivieri, Gregorio ^a   Wolff, Sheldon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3 AMINOBENZAMIDE; 3-AMINOBENZAMIDE; BENZAMIDE DERIVATIVE; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; DNA; NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE RIBOSYLTRANSFERASE; POLY(ADP RIBOSE) POLYMERASES; THYMIDINE; TRITIUM;

ADAPTATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; DNA REPAIR; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; INTERPHASE; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; METABOLISM; RADIATION EXPOSURE; ANIMAL CELL; BLOOD AND HEMOPOIETIC SYSTEM; CHROMOSOME REPAIR; CYTOLOGY; ECOLOGY; ENZYME INDUCTION; HEREDITY; LYMPHOCYTE CULTURE; NORMAL HUMAN; SEX DIFFERENCE; THYMIDINE H 3; X RAY;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; ADULT; BENZAMIDES; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; DNA; DNA REPAIR; FEMALE; HUMAN; IN VITRO; INTERPHASE; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; POLY(ADP-RIBOSE) POLYMERASES; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; THYMIDINE; TRITIUM;

EID: 0022922823     PISSN: 02678357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/mutage/1.5.375     Document Type: Article

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