Intercellular communication amplifies stressful effects in high-charge, high-energy (HZE) particle-irradiated human cells

Journal of Radiation Research

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 408-414

  Autsavapromporn, Narongchai ^a   de Toledo, Sonia M ^a   Buonanno, Manuela ^a   Jay Gerin, Jean Paul ^b   Harris, Andrew L ^a   Azzam, Edouard I ^a  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cell killing; DNA damage; Gap junction intercellular communication; Linear energy transfer of space radiation; Potentially lethal damage repair

Indexed keywords

CELL CULTURE; CELL DEATH; DNA; ENERGY TRANSFER; GERMANIUM COMPOUNDS; HEAVY IONS; IRON; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; REPAIR; SPACE RESEARCH; TOXICITY;

CELL KILLING; DAMAGE REPAIR; DNA DAMAGES; EXPOSED TO; GAP JUNCTION INTERCELLULAR COMMUNICATIONS; IRON IONS; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER OF SPACE RADIATION; POTENTIALLY LETHAL DAMAGE REPAIR; SPACE RADIATIONS;

METAL IONS;

EID: 79960875889     PISSN: 04493060     EISSN: 13499157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1269/jrr.10114     Document Type: Article

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