Polyamine-induced compaction and aggregation of DNA -A major factor in radioprotection of chromatin under physiological conditions

Radiation Research

Volumn 145, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 776-780

  Newton, Gerald L ^a   Aguilera, Joseph A ^b   Ward, John F ^b   Fahey, Robert C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DNA CONFORMATION; DNA DAMAGE; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; GAMMA IRRADIATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION HAZARD; RADIATION PROTECTION;

ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; CHO CELLS; CRICETINAE; DNA; DNA DAMAGE; DNA, VIRAL; GAMMA RAYS; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTES; PUTRESCINE; RADIATION PROTECTION; SIMIAN VIRUS 40; SPERMIDINE; SPERMINE;

EID: 0029980119     PISSN: 00337587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3579370     Document Type: Article

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