In vitro effects of gamma radiation from 60Co and 137Cs on plasmid DNA

Journal of Biological Physics

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 155-160

  Milian, F M ^a   Gouveia, A N ^a   Gual, M R ^b   Echeimberg, J O ^a   Arruda Neto, J D T ^a   Garcia, F ^c   Schenberg, A C G ^a   Vicente, E J ^a   Rodriguez, O ^b   Guzman, F ^b   Deppman, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Instituto Superior de Tecnologias y Ciencias Aplicadas InSTEC   (Cuba)

^c DEPARTAMENTO DE CIÊNCIAS BIOLÓGICAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Double strand breaks; Gamma effects; Ionizing radiation; pBSKS + DNA; Scavenger derived radicals; Single strand breaks

Indexed keywords

CESIUM 137; COBALT 60; PLASMID DNA;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; DOSIMETRY; GAMMA RADIATION; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; IN VITRO STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE;

EID: 40149110483     PISSN: 00920606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10867-007-9050-3     Document Type: Article

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