The difference that linear energy transfer makes to precursors of DNA strand breaks

Radiation Research

Volumn 145, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 442-448

  Milligan, J R ^a   Aguilera, J A ^a   Wu, C C L ^a   Ng, J Y Y ^a   Ward, J F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 (3 AMINOPROPYLAMINO)ETHANETHIOL; CESIUM 137; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; HELIUM; RADICAL;

ARTICLE; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; DOSE RESPONSE; GAMMA RADIATION; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE;

DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; DNA, SUPERHELICAL; GAMMA RAYS; HELIUM; HYDROXYL RADICAL; ISOTOPES; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; MERCAPTOETHYLAMINES; PLASMIDS; RADIATION-PROTECTIVE AGENTS;

EID: 0029917613     PISSN: 00337587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3579065     Document Type: Article

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