Mechanisms of low energy electron damage to condensed biomolecules and DNA

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 99, Issue 1-4, 2002, Pages 57-62

  Sanche, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANION; BASE; DNA; DNA FRAGMENT; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; PLASMID DNA; SINGLE STRANDED DNA; SUGAR; WATER; BIOPOLYMER;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; ELECTRON; ENERGY TRANSFER; GENOTOXICITY; IONIZING RADIATION; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; RADIATION ENERGY; VACUUM; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; DNA SUPERCOILING; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOMETRY;

BIOPOLYMERS; DNA; DNA DAMAGE; DNA, SUPERHELICAL; ELECTRONS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; RADIOMETRY;

EID: 0036023735     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a006839     Document Type: Article

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