Feasibility of measuring radiation-induced DNA double strand breaks and their repair by pulsed field gel electrophoresis in freshly isolated cells from the mouse RIF-1 tumor

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 125-134

  Van Waarde, Maria A W H ^a   Van Assen, Annette J ^a   Konings, Antonius W T ^a   Kampinga, Harm H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

DNA double strand breaks; DNA repair; Ex vivo radiosensitivity; PFGE; Predictive assay; RIF 1 tumor

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CANCER INHIBITION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; DNA CLEAVAGE; DNA REPAIR; FLOW CYTOMETRY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLOIDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION INJURY; RADIOSENSITIVITY;

EID: 0029839820     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(96)00212-X     Document Type: Article

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