The degree of pigmentation modulates the radiosensitivity of human melanoma cells

Radiation Research

Volumn 154, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 497-502

  Kinnaert, E ^a   Morandini, R ^a   Simon, S ^a   Hill, H Z ^a   Ghanem, G ^a   Van Houtte, P ^a  

^a JULES BORDET INSTITUTE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EUMELANIN; MELANIN; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; PHEOMELANIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL GROWTH; CELL LEVEL; CELL LINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IONIZING RADIATION; IRRADIATION; MELANOGENESIS; MELANOMA CELL; PIGMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOSENSITIVITY;

EID: 0033769584     PISSN: 00337587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1667/0033-7587(2000)154[0497:TDOPMT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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