Radiation tolerance in the eutardigrade Richtersius coronifer

International Journal of Radiation Biology

Volumn 81, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 649-656

  Jönsson, K Ingemar ^a   Harms Ringdahl, Mats ^a,b   Torudd, Jesper ^a,b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anhydrobiosis; Desiccation; DNA damage; DNA repair; Resistance; Tardigrades

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DESICCATION; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; EGG PRODUCTION; GAMMA RADIATION; HYDRATION; IONIZING RADIATION; MOLTING; NONHUMAN; ORGANISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RICHTERSIUS CORONIFER;

ANIMALS; ARTHROPODS; BODY BURDEN; DEHYDRATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; GAMMA RAYS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION TOLERANCE; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; WATER; WHOLE-BODY IRRADIATION;

ANIMALIA; RICHTERSIUS CORONIFER; TARDIGRADA;

EID: 31644446304     PISSN: 09553002     EISSN: 13623095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09553000500368453     Document Type: Article

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