Radioprotection against the formation of DNA double-strand breaks in cellular DNA but not native cellular chromatin by the polyamine spermine

Radiation Research

Volumn 148, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 188-192

  Chiu, Song Mao ^a,b   Oleinick, Nancy L ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; HISTONE; POLYAMINE; SPERMINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHROMATIN; DNA CONFORMATION; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; RADIATION PROTECTION;

ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; CHROMATIN; CRICETINAE; DNA; DNA DAMAGE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; RADIATION-PROTECTIVE AGENTS; SPERMINE;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0030748601     PISSN: 00337587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3579577     Document Type: Article

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