Advances in the biophysical and molecular bases of radiation cytogenetics

International Journal of Radiation Biology

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 26-47

  Sasaki, M S ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Breakage reunion; Chromosome aberrations; DNA double strand breaks; Homologous recombination; Non homologous end joining; Radiation

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA;

BIOPHYSICS; CELL CYCLE G2 PHASE; CELL CYCLE PHASE; CELL CYCLE S PHASE; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CHROMATID; CHROMOSOME; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; COMPLEX FORMATION; CYTOGENETICS; DNA REPAIR; DNA SEQUENCE; DOSE RESPONSE; DOSIMETRY; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA BREAK; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOMIC INSTABILITY; HOMOLOGOUS RECOMBINATION; HUMAN; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOLECULAR MODEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIOBIOLOGY; RADIOSENSITIVITY; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TURNOVER TIME; X RAY;

ANIMALS; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; DNA BREAKS, DOUBLE-STRANDED; DNA REPAIR; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; HISTONES; HUMANS; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; X-RAYS;

EID: 60749118368     PISSN: 09553002     EISSN: 13623095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09553000802641185     Document Type: Review

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