Molecular biology of DNA repair in the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe

Mutation Research - DNA Repair

Volumn 363, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 147-161

  Lehmann, Alan R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cell cycle; Checkpoint; Double strand break; Fission yeast; Gamma radiation; Mismatch repair; Nucleotide excision repair; Rad gene; Recombination repair; Saccharomyces cerevisiae; Schizosaccharomyces cerevisiae; Schizosaccharomyces pombe; Ultraviolet

Indexed keywords

DNA REPAIR; EXCISION REPAIR; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION INJURY; REVIEW; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE;

SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE;

EID: 0030575544     PISSN: 09218777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0921-8777(96)00017-1     Document Type: Short Survey

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