Radiosensitization by inhibiting survivin in human hepatoma HepG2 cells to high-LET radiation

Journal of Radiation Research

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 335-341

  Jin, Xiaodong ^a,b   Li, Qiang ^a,b   Wu, Qingfeng ^a,b,c   Li, Ping ^a,b,c   Matsumoto, Yoshitaka ^d   Furusawa, Yoshiya ^d   Gong, Li ^a,b   Hao, Jifang ^a,b   Dai, Zhongying ^a,b,c  

^a INSTITUTE OF MODERN PHYSICS   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RADIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; High LET radiation; SiRNA; Survivin

Indexed keywords

HEAVY IONS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TUMORS;

CASPASE-3; HEP-G2 CELLS; HIGH-LET RADIATION; HUMAN HEPATOMAS; LET RADIATION; RADIATION RESISTANCE; RADIO-SENSITIZATION; SIRNA; SMALL INTERFERING RNA; SURVIVIN;

CELL DEATH;

EID: 79958144322     PISSN: 04493060     EISSN: 13499157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1269/jrr.10134     Document Type: Article

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