Mitochondrial DNA influences radiation sensitivity and induction of apoptosis in human fibroblasts

Anticancer Research

Volumn 19, Issue 6 B, 1999, Pages 4959-4964

  Tang, Jin Tian ^a   Yamazaki, Hideya ^a,b   Inoue, Takehiro ^a   Koizumi, Masahiko ^a   Yoshida, Ken ^a   Ozeki, Shuji ^a   Inoue, Toshihiko ^a  

^a Biomedical Research Center   (Japan)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Cell cycle; Mitochondrial DNA; Radiation sensitivity

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE; CELL SURVIVAL; CELL VIABILITY; COLONY FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIBROBLAST CULTURE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IONIZING RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOSENSITIVITY;

APOPTOSIS; CELL CYCLE; CELL LINE; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; RADIATION TOLERANCE;

EID: 0033390071     PISSN: 02507005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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