Radiosensitization by nitric oxide at low radiation doses

Radiation Research

Volumn 167, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 475-484

  Wardman, Peter ^a   Rothkamm, Kai ^a   Folkes, Lisa K ^a   Woodcock, Michael ^a   Johnston, Peter J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE; OXYGEN; PURINE; PYRIMIDINE; SINGLE STRANDED DNA; URACIL DERIVATIVE; DNA; RADIOSENSITIZING AGENT;

AIR; ANIMAL CELL; ANOXIA; ARTICLE; CELL STRAIN MCF 7; CELL STRAIN V 79; CHO CELL; CLONOGENIC ASSAY; COMET ASSAY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; FEMALE; HAMSTER; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IRRADIATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE RADIOLYSIS; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOSENSITIVITY; RADIOSENSITIZATION; CELL SURVIVAL; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION RESPONSE;

CRICETINAE;

CELL SURVIVAL; DNA; DNA DAMAGE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; NITRIC OXIDE; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION TOLERANCE; RADIATION-SENSITIZING AGENTS;

EID: 34249676952     PISSN: 00337587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1667/RR0827.1     Document Type: Article

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