Induction of linear tracks of DNA double-strand breaks by α-particle irradiation of cells

Nature Methods

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 261-266

  Stap, Jan ^a   Krawczyk, Przemek M ^a   Van Oven, Carel H ^a   Barendsen, Gerrit W ^a   Essers, Jeroen ^b   Kanaar, Roland ^b   Aten, Jacob A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL PROTEIN; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA;

ALPHA RADIATION; ARTICLE; CANCER SUSCEPTIBILITY; CELL ADHESION; CELL CULTURE; CELL GROWTH; CELL NUCLEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; EUKARYOTE; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; GENOMIC INSTABILITY; IMMUNODETECTION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN VIVO STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALPHA PARTICLES; AMERICIUM; CELL LINE, TUMOR; DNA; DNA DAMAGE; HUMANS;

EUKARYOTA;

EID: 40149095090     PISSN: 15487091     EISSN: 15491676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nmeth.f.206     Document Type: Article

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