Hydroxyurea induces recombination in dividing but not in G1 or G2 cell cycle arrested yeast cells

Mutation Research - Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis

Volumn 354, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 69-75

  Galli, Alvaro ^a,b   Schiestl, Robert H ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell cycle arrest; Hydroxyurea; Recombination; Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYUREA;

CELL CYCLE; CELL CYCLE G1 PHASE; CELL CYCLE G2 PHASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA RECOMBINATION; MUTAGENICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SHORT SURVEY; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; YEAST;

SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0030570423     PISSN: 00275107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0027-5107(96)00037-1     Document Type: Article

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