A robust curve-fitting procedure for the analysis of plasmid dna strand break data from gel electrophoresis

Radiation Research

Volumn 175, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 797-805

  McMahon, Stephen J ^a   Currell, Fred J ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLASMID DNA;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURVE FITTING; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; ELECTRONIC SPREADSHEET; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEASUREMENT ERROR; NONLINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; UNCERTAINTY;

DNA BREAKS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ELECTROPHORESIS; PLASMIDS;

EID: 79957604954     PISSN: 00337587     EISSN: 19385404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1667/RR2514.1     Document Type: Article

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