The effect of dimethyl sulphoxide on the induction and repair of double-strand breaks in human cells after irradiation with γ-rays and accelerated ions: Rapid or slow repair may depend on accessibility of breaks in chromatin of different compactness

International Journal of Radiation Biology

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 533-538

  Ahnstrom G ^a   Nygren, J ^b   Eriksson, S ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SÖDERTÖRN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; ENZYME; HELIUM; HYDROXYL RADICAL; ION; NITROGEN;

ARTICLE; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA REPAIR; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; FIBROBLAST CULTURE; GAMMA IRRADIATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIME;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 0034053325     PISSN: 09553002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/095530000138547     Document Type: Article

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