Evidence that unrejoined DNA double-strand breaks are not predominantly responsible for chromosomal radiosensitivity of AT fibroblasts

Radiation Research

Volumn 162, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 554-565

  Loucas, Bradford D ^a   Cornforth, Michael N ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED DNA;

ARTICLE; ATAXIA TELANGIECTASIA; CELL TYPE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; COMBINATORIAL CHEMISTRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOGENETICS; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; FEMALE; FIBROBLAST; GAMMA RADIATION; GENE DELETION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYMPHOBLASTOID CELL; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; RADIOSENSITIVITY; STRAIN IDENTIFICATION;

ATAXIA TELANGIECTASIA; CELL LINE; CESIUM RADIOISOTOPES; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; CHROMOSOMES; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FEMALE; FIBROBLASTS; GENE DELETION; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; MITOSIS; MODELS, GENETIC; PHENOTYPE;

ATAXIA; ATAXIA TELANGIECTASIA;

EID: 10044245122     PISSN: 00337587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1667/RR3255     Document Type: Article

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