Telomere length modulates human radiation sensitivity in vitro

Toxicology Letters

Volumn 172, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 29-36

  Castella, M ^a,b   Puerto, S ^a,b   Creus, A ^a,b   Marcos, R ^a,b   Surralles, J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN BIOMÉDICA EN RED DE ENFERMEDADES RARAS CIBERER   (Spain)

Author keywords

Micronuclei; Radiosensitivity; Telomeres

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; TELOMERASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOMAL INSTABILITY; CHROMOSOME SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; IONIZING RADIATION; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; MOUSE STRAIN; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION INJURY; RADIOSENSITIVITY; TELOMERE; TELOMERE LENGTH;

ADULT; CELLS, CULTURED; CHROMOSOMAL INSTABILITY; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTES; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; RADIATION TOLERANCE; REFERENCE VALUES; TELOMERE;

MUS;

EID: 34547180386     PISSN: 03784274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2007.05.012     Document Type: Article

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