Radioprotection of cellular chromatin by the polyamines spermine and putrescine: Preferential action against formation of DNA-protein crosslinks

Radiation Research

Volumn 149, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 543-549

  Chiu, Song Mao ^a   Oleinick, Nancy L ^a,b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYAMINE; PUTRESCINE; SPERMINE;

ANCHORAGE INDEPENDENT GROWTH; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS MATRIX; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CROSS LINKING; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; RADIATION PROTECTION; RECEPTOR AFFINITY; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 0031861357     PISSN: 00337587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3579900     Document Type: Article

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