DNA fragmentation pattern induced in thymocytes by sulphur mustard

Chemico-Biological Interactions

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-15

  Michaelson, Samantha ^a  

^a AERO AND MAR RESEARCH LABORATORY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bis(2 Chloroethyl) sulphide; Cell death; DNA damage; Sulphur mustard

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT; MUSTARD GAS;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BASE PAIRING; CELL DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA DEGRADATION; FEMALE; INTOXICATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOSOME; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RAT; THYMOCYTE;

ANIMALS; CELL DEATH; CELLS, CULTURED; DEXAMETHASONE; DNA; DNA DAMAGE; DNA FRAGMENTATION; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; FEMALE; MUSTARD GAS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; THYMUS GLAND; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0033974783     PISSN: 00092797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2797(99)00155-6     Document Type: Article

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