Investigation of neutron-induced damage in DNA by atomic force microscopy: Experimental evidence of clustered DNA lesions

Radiation Research

Volumn 150, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 612-618

  Pang, D ^a,b   Berman, B L ^b   Chasovskikh, S ^a   Rodgers, J E ^a   Dritschilo, A ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; DNA CONFORMATION; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; NEUTRON RADIATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION INJURY;

EID: 0031756673     PISSN: 00337587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3579883     Document Type: Article

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