Correlation between radiation-induced telomerase activity and human telomerase reverse transcriptase mRNA expression in HeLa cells

International Journal of Radiation Biology

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 401-409

  Satra, Maria ^a   Tsougos, Ioannis ^a   Papanikolaou, Vassilios ^a   Theodorou, Kyriaki ^a   Kappas, Constantine ^a   Tsezou, Aspasia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

Author keywords

HeLa cells; hTERT; Ionizing radiation; Telomerase activity

Indexed keywords

3 (4,5 DIMETHYL 2 THIAZOLYL) 2,5 DIPHENYLTETRAZOLIUM BROMIDE; MESSENGER RNA; TELOMERASE; TELOMERASE REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL CYCLE ARREST; CELL CYCLE G2 PHASE; CELL CYCLE M PHASE; CELL VIABILITY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IONIZING RADIATION; IRRADIATION; PHANTOM; POLYPLOIDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INJURY;

CELL SURVIVAL; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; RNA, MESSENGER; TELOMERASE; TETRAZOLIUM SALTS; TIME FACTORS; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 33746172092     PISSN: 09553002     EISSN: 13623095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09553000600800090     Document Type: Article

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