The radiosensitizing effect of Ku70/80 knockdown in MCF10A cells irradiated with X-rays and p(66)+Be(40) neutrons

Radiation Oncology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Vandersickel, Veerle ^a   Mancini, Monica ^b   Slabbert, Jacobus ^c,d   Marras, Emanuela ^b   Thierens, Hubert ^a   Perletti, Gianpaolo ^b   Vral, Anne ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^c ITHEMBA LABS   (South Africa)

^d STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KU ANTIGEN; SMALL INTERFERING RNA; CELL NUCLEUS ANTIGEN; DNA BINDING PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA REPAIR; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; NEUTRON RADIATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RADIOSENSITIVITY; RNA INTERFERENCE; X RAY; BREAST; CELL CULTURE; CYTOLOGY; DNA DAMAGE; FEMALE; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; MIDDLE AGED; NEUTRON; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

ANTIGENS, NUCLEAR; BREAST; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLS, CULTURED; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUTRONS; RADIATION TOLERANCE; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING; X-RAYS;

EID: 77951251663     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1748717X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1748-717X-5-30     Document Type: Article

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