Radiation inactivation of human prostate cancer cells: The role of apoptosis

Radiation Research

Volumn 146, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 267-275

  Algan, Özer ^a   Stobbe, Corinne C ^a   Helt, A Marija ^a   Hanks, Gerald E ^a   Chapman, J Donald ^a  

^a FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CESIUM 137; DNA FRAGMENT; TRYPAN BLUE;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL SURVIVAL; CLONOGENIC ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAMMA RADIATION; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; NUCLEOSOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CARCINOMA; RADIOSENSITIVITY;

EID: 0029739758     PISSN: 00337587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3579456     Document Type: Article

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