Radiation induced DNA strand breaks measured by a modified method of gel scanning

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 56, Issue 5-6, 1999, Pages 547-551

  Shao, C ^a   Saito, M ^b   Yu, Z ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PLASMA PHYSICS   (China)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSAYS; DNA; DYES; ELECTROPHORESIS; FLUORESCENCE; GELS; RADIATION CHEMISTRY;

DETECTION SENSITIVITY; ETHIDIUM BROMIDE; GEL SCANNING;

ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ETHIDIUM BROMIDE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; PLASMID DNA;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; COMPLEX FORMATION; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; FLUORESCENCE; GAMMA IRRADIATION; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; IN VITRO STUDY; TECHNIQUE; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION;

EID: 0033231476     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-806X(99)00296-0     Document Type: Article

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