Induction and rejoining of DNA double-strand breaks in Chinese hamster V79-4 cells irradiated with characteristic aluminum K and copper L ultrasoft X rays

Radiation Research

Volumn 148, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 317-324

  Botchway, S W ^a,b   Stevens, D L ^a   Hill, M A ^a   Jenner, T J ^a   O'Neill, P ^a  

^a MRC Radiat and Genome Stability U   (United Kingdom)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL DNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHINESE HAMSTER; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; GAMMA IRRADIATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RADIATION DOSE; X IRRADIATION;

AEROBIOSIS; ALUMINUM; ANAEROBIOSIS; ANIMALS; CELL LINE; CHROMOSOMES; COPPER; CRICETINAE; CRICETULUS; DNA; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FIBROBLASTS; GAMMA RAYS; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; OXYGEN; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS; X-RAYS;

EID: 0030806073     PISSN: 00337587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3579516     Document Type: Article

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