Susceptibility of peripheral lymphocytes of brain tumour patients to in vitro radiation-induced DNA damage, a preliminary study

Clinical and Experimental Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 147-150

  Kalthur, Guruprasad ^a   Kumar, Prem ^a   Devi, Uma ^a   Ali, Sabir ^a   Upadhya, Ramya ^a   Pillai, Sailaja ^a   Rao, Anjali ^a  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Brain tumour; Comet assay; DNA damage; Gamma radiation; Lymphocyte

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA DETERMINATION; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; COMET ASSAY; DNA DAMAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE;

EID: 51749104397     PISSN: 15918890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10238-008-0171-1     Document Type: Article

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