Mechanism of protection against radiation-induced DNA damage in plasmid pBR322 by caffeine

International Journal of Radiation Biology

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 617-623

  Kumar, S S ^a   Devasagayam, T P A ^a   Jayashree, B ^b   Kesavan, P C ^b  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

^b M S SWAMINATHAN RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAFFEINE; RADIOPROTECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; DRUG MECHANISM; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION PROTECTION; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION;

CAFFEINE; DNA; DNA DAMAGE; DNA, CIRCULAR; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; GAMMA RAYS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; KINETICS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OXYGEN; PLASMIDS; RADIATION-PROTECTIVE AGENTS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES;

EID: 0035003402     PISSN: 09553002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09553000110034649     Document Type: Article

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