The oxygen fixation hypothesis: A reevaluation

American Journal of Clinical Oncology: Cancer Clinical Trials

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 355-361

  Ewing, David ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli, radiograph sensitivity; Oxygen fixation hypothesis; Oxygen, radiation sensitization by

Indexed keywords

CELL DNA; NITROGEN; OXYGEN;

AIR; ARTICLE; CELL SURVIVAL; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; RADIOSENSITIVITY; RADIOSENSITIZATION;

CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS; DNA; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FREE RADICALS; OXYGEN; RADIATION TOLERANCE;

EID: 0031845867     PISSN: 02773732     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000421-199808000-00008     Document Type: Article

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