The severity of alpha-particle-induced DNA damage is revealed by exposure to cell-free extracts

Radiation Research

Volumn 146, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 660-667

  Hodgkins, Paul S ^a,b   O'Neill, Peter ^a   Stevens, David ^a   Fairman, Micaela P ^a  

^a MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^b MARYLAND PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLASMID DNA; SCAVENGER;

ALPHA RADIATION; ARTICLE; CELL FREE SYSTEM; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; EXTRACT; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029848712     PISSN: 00337587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3579382     Document Type: Article

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