DNA repair in microgravity: Studies on bacteria and mammalian cells in the experiments REPAIR and KINETICS

Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 47, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 99-112

  Horneck, G ^a   Rettberg, P ^a   Baumstark Khan, C ^a,c   Rink, H ^c   Kozubek, S ^b   Schafer M ^a   Schmitz, C ^a  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF BIOPHYSICS   (Czech Republic)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

B. subtilis; E. coli; human fibroblasts; radiation and microgravity; repair of DNA damage

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CELLS; DNA; GROWTH KINETICS; IRRADIATION; SPACE FLIGHT; SPACE RESEARCH;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMAN FIBROBLASTS; MAMMALIAN CELLS;

MICROGRAVITY PROCESSING;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FIBROBLAST; GRAVITY; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPACE;

EID: 0030603772     PISSN: 01681656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0168-1656(96)01382-X     Document Type: Article

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