Chromatin Organization Contributes to Non-randomly Distributed Double-Strand Breaks after Exposure to High-LET Radiation

Radiation Research

Volumn 161, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-8

  Radulescu, Irina ^a   Elmroth, Kecke ^a   Stenerlöw, Bo ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CESIUM 137; DNA; DNA FRAGMENT; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; HEAVY ION;

ARTICLE; CELL STRAIN K 562; CHEMISTRY; CHROMATIN; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA PURIFICATION; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; FIBROBLAST; GAMMA RADIATION; GENOME; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IONIZING RADIATION; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; LYSIS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION RESPONSE; RELATIVE BIOLOGIC EFFECTIVENESS;

CHROMATIN; DNA; DNA DAMAGE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FIBROBLASTS; GAMMA RAYS; HEAVY IONS; HUMANS; K562 CELLS; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; RADIATION DOSAGE; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS;

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EID: 0346103786     PISSN: 00337587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1667/RR3094     Document Type: Article

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