Observation of DNA damage of human hepatoma cells irradiated by heavy ions using comet assay

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1450-1454

  Qiu, Li Mei ^a   Li, Wen Jian ^a   Pang, Xin Yue ^b   Gao, Qing Xiang ^b   Feng, Yan ^a   Zhou, Li Bin ^a   Zhang, Gao Hua ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; NEON;

ARTICLE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CELL COUNT; CELL LINE; COMET ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DNA DAMAGE; GENOTOXICITY; HEAVY ION RADIATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LINEAR SYSTEM; LIVER CELL; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOSENSITIVITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0042565856     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i7.1450     Document Type: Article

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