Ku and the stability of the genome

Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology

Volumn 2002, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 61-65

  Friedl, Anna A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KU ANTIGEN;

CELL FUNCTION; DNA REPAIR; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; DNA TRANSPOSITION; GENOMIC INSTABILITY; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW; TELOMERE;

EID: 33746951472     PISSN: 11107243     EISSN: 11107251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/S1110724302201035     Document Type: Review

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