Low-dose reduction in transformation frequency compared to unirradiated controls: The role of hyper-radiosensitivity to cell death

Radiation Research

Volumn 159, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 433-436

  Redpath, J Leslie ^a   Short, Susan C ^b   Woodcock, Michael ^b   Johnston, Peter J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MOUNT VERNON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE; CELL DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DNA REPAIR; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOSENSITIVITY;

CELL DEATH; CELL TRANSFORMATION, NEOPLASTIC; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FIBROBLASTS; G2 PHASE; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; HYBRID CELLS; MITOSIS; RADIATION TOLERANCE; SKIN;

EID: 0037335658     PISSN: 00337587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1667/0033-7587(2003)159[0433:LDRITF]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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