Comparison of bleomycin and radiation in the G2 assay of chromatid breaks

International Journal of Radiation Biology

Volumn 79, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 655-661

  Adema, A D ^a   Cloos, J ^a   Verheijen, R H M ^a   Braakhuis, B J M ^a   Bryant, P E ^b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLEOMYCIN;

ARTICLE; CANCER INHIBITION; CANCER SUSCEPTIBILITY; CELL IMMORTALIZATION; CHROMATID ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME BREAKAGE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HEAD CANCER; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYMPHOBLASTOID CELL LINE; NECK CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION RESPONSE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RADIOSENSITIVITY; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

BLEOMYCIN; CHROMATIDS; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; G2 PHASE; HUMANS; RADIATION TOLERANCE;

HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 4;

EID: 0142061691     PISSN: 09553002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09553000310001596968     Document Type: Article

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