The role of p53 in determining sensitivity to radiotherapy

Nature Reviews Cancer

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 117-129

  Gudkov, Andrei V ^a   Komarova, Elena A ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL DNA; PROTEIN P53;

CANCER CELL; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CELL KILLING; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RADIOBIOLOGY; RADIOSENSITIVITY; REVIEW; NEOPLASM; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION DOSE;

HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; RADIATION TOLERANCE; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR PROTEIN P53;

EID: 0037317521     PISSN: 1474175X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nrc992     Document Type: Review

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