Protection from radiation-induced DNA single-strand breaks by induction of nuclear metallothionein

International Journal of Radiation Biology

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 757-762

  Vukovic, V ^b   Pheng, Say Ry ^b   Stewart, A ^b   Vik, C H ^b   Hedley, D W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METALLOTHIONEIN; NUCLEAR PROTEIN; SINGLE STRANDED DNA; ZINC; ZINC ACETATE;

ARTICLE; CARCINOMA CELL; CELL HYPOXIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; FLUORESCENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; RADIATION INJURY; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

EID: 0034082965     PISSN: 09553002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09553000050028904     Document Type: Article

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