Resonant formation of DNA strand breaks by low-energy (3 to 20 eV) electrons

Science

Volumn 287, Issue 5458, 2000, Pages 1658-1660

  Boudaïffa, Badia ^a   Cloutier, Pierre ^a   Hunting, Darel ^a   Huels, Michael A ^a   Sanche, Léon ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; PLASMID DNA;

ARTICLE; CELL; DNA DAMAGE; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; ELECTRON; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; GENOTOXICITY; IONIZATION; IONIZING RADIATION; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL; DNA; DNA DAMAGE; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, SUPERHELICAL; ELECTRONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; PHOTONS; PLASMIDS; QUANTUM THEORY; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION, IONIZING;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0038188968     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.287.5458.1658     Document Type: Article

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