Electron spin resonance of DNA irradiated with a heavy-ion beam (16O8+): Evidence for damage to the deoxyribose phosphate backbone

Radiation Research

Volumn 146, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 361-368

  Becker, David ^a   Razskazovskii, Yurii ^a   Callaghan, Michael U ^a   Sevilla, Michael D ^a  

^a OAKLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEOXYRIBOSE; DNA;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DNA DAMAGE; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; IRRADIATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION INJURY; SALMON; TESTIS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0029785451     PISSN: 00337587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3579297     Document Type: Article

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