Exposure to low dose of gamma radiation enhances the excision repair in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Journal of General and Applied Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 243-249

  Dutta, Kaberi ^a   Verma, Naresh C ^a  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

DNA repair; Gamma radiation; Saccharomyces cerevisiae; UV; Yeast

Indexed keywords

ENDONUCLEASE; PYRIMIDINE DIMER;

ARTICLE; CELL KILLING; EXCISION REPAIR; FUNGUS MUTANT; GAMMA RADIATION; GENE CONVERSION; INCUBATION TIME; LIGHT; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; NONHUMAN; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION RESPONSE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION;

FUNGI; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0031739902     PISSN: 00221260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2323/jgam.44.243     Document Type: Article

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