Radiation and hypothermia: Changes in DNA supercoiling in human diploid fibroblasts

Anticancer Research

Volumn 19, Issue 6 B, 1999, Pages 5307-5311

  Elmroth, K ^a   Erkell, L J ^b   Nygren, J ^c   Hultborn, R ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c SÖDERTÖRN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

DMSO; DNA supercoiling; Nucleoid; Radiation; Temperature

Indexed keywords

DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE;

ARTICLE; CHROMATIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIPLOIDY; DNA SUPERCOILING; DOSE RESPONSE; FIBROBLAST; FLUORESCENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPOTHERMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; TEMPERATURE; X IRRADIATION;

COLD; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; DIPLOIDY; DNA, SUPERHELICAL; FIBROBLASTS; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; HUMANS; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION;

EID: 0033376739     PISSN: 02507005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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