Auger electron-induced double-strand breaks depend on DNA topology

Radiation Research

Volumn 170, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 70-82

  Balagurumoorthy, Pichumani ^a   Chen, Kai ^a   Adelstein, S James ^a   Kassis, Amin I ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IODINE 125; PLASMID DNA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; DNA SUPERCOILING; ELECTRON RADIATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURY;

DNA; DNA BREAKS, DOUBLE-STRANDED; ELECTRONS; PLASMIDS; TITRIMETRY;

EID: 46449113493     PISSN: 00337587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1667/RR1072.1     Document Type: Article

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