A new system for laser-UVA-microirradiation of living cells

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 209, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 71-75

  Walter, J ^a   Cremer, T ^a   Miyagawa, K ^b   Tashiro, S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

DNA repair; Fluorescence microscopy; Laser; Microirradiation; UVA

Indexed keywords

CELLS; CYTOLOGY; DNA; IONIZING RADIATION; IRRADIATION; RADIATION EFFECTS; RADIATION SHIELDING; REPAIR;

CELL NUCLEUS; DNA DAMAGES; DNA DOUBLE STRAND BREAKS; DNA-REPAIR; DYNAMIC CHANGES; GAIN INSIGHT; GENOMIC INTEGRITY; LIVING CELL; MICROIRRADIATION; UVA;

FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; DNA REPAIR; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LASER; LASER MICROSCOPE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION;

EID: 0037328374     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2818.2003.01117.x     Document Type: Article

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