Radiation breakage of DNA: A model based on random-walk chromatin structure

Journal of Mathematical Biology

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 356-376

  Ponomarev, A L ^a   Sachs, R K ^b  

^a NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biopolymer; Chromatin; DNA fragment; Double strand break; Ionizing radiation; Monte Carlo computer model; Random walk

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHROMATIN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DNA DAMAGE; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; MONTE CARLO METHOD; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

ANIMALS; CHROMATIN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DNA; DNA DAMAGE; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; RADIATION, IONIZING;

EID: 0035480707     PISSN: 03036812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002850100098     Document Type: Article

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