Effects of gamma rays on the stability and size of DNA

Radiation Research

Volumn 150, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 488-491

  Georgakilas, A G ^a   Sakelliou, L ^b   Sideris, E G ^a   Margaritis, L H ^b   Sophianopoulou, V ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CROSS LINKING; DNA HELIX; DNA STRUCTURE; GAMMA RADIATION; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOLYSIS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DNA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; GAMMA RAYS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT;

EID: 0031710263     PISSN: 00337587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3579670     Document Type: Article

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