Resonant interactions of slow electrons with DNA constituents

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 77, Issue 10-12, 2008, Pages 1258-1264

  Winstead, Carl ^a   McKoy, Vincent ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; GENES; ORGANIC ACIDS; RESONANCE; RNA;

DEOXYNUCLEOSIDES; LOW-ENERGY ELECTRONS; NUCLEOBASES; SLOW ELECTRONS; TETRA-HYDROFURAN;

NUCLEIC ACIDS;

NUCLEIC ACID BASE; NUCLEOSIDE; NUCLEOTIDE; PYRAZINE;

ARTICLE; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; ELECTRON; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; RADIATION INJURY;

EID: 51449083359     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2008.05.030     Document Type: Article

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