X-ray-induced DNA double-strand breaks in human sperm

Mutagenesis

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 75-79

  Singh, Narendra P ^a   Stephens, Ralph E ^b  

^a University of Washington   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; PROTEINASE K; RIBONUCLEASE;

ARTICLE; CHROMATIN CONDENSATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; DOSE RESPONSE; ELECTROPHORESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION MUTAGENESIS; SPERM; X RAY;

ADULT; CHROMOSOME BREAKAGE; DNA; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ENDOPEPTIDASE K; HUMANS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MALE; RIBONUCLEASES; SPERMATOZOA; X-RAYS;

EID: 0031962117     PISSN: 02678357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/mutage/13.1.75     Document Type: Article

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