Evaluation of lesion clustering in irradiated plasmid DNA

International Journal of Radiation Biology

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 41-54

  Leloup, C ^a,e   Garty, G ^a   Assaf, G ^a   Cristovao A ^a   Breskin, A ^a   Chechik, R ^a   Shchemelinin, S ^a   Paz Elizur, T ^a   Livneh, Z ^a   Schulte, R W ^b   Bashkirov, V ^b   Milligan, J R ^c   Grosswendt, B ^d  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

^b LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d PHYSIKALISCH TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT   (Germany)

^e Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CESIUM 137; COBALT 60; GLYCEROL; HELIUM; PHOSPHATE; PLASMID DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM TRANSFORMATION; DNA DAMAGE; DNA RECOMBINATION; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; GAMMA IRRADIATION; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON RADIATION; RADIATION FIELD;

ALPHA PARTICLES; DNA; DNA DAMAGE; DNA, BACTERIAL; GAMMA RAYS; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PLASMIDS; PROTONS; RADIATION INJURIES;

EID: 21044439508     PISSN: 09553002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09553000400017895     Document Type: Article

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