Thiol WR-1065 and disulphide WR-33278, two metabolites of the drug Ethyol (WR-2721), protect DNA against fast neutron-induced strand breakage

International Journal of Radiation Biology

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 193-202

  Savoye, C ^a   Swenberg, C ^a,b   Hugot, S ^a   Sy, D ^a   Sabattier, R ^a,c   Charlier, M ^a   Spotheim Maurizot, M ^a  

^a CENTRE DE BIOPHYSIQUE MOLÉCULAIRE   (France)

^b ARMED FORCES RADIOBIOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c CENTRE HOSPITALIER RÉGIONAL D ORLÉANS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 (3 AMINOPROPYLAMINO)ETHANETHIOL; AMIFOSTINE; BIS[2 (3 AMINOPROPYLAMINO)ETHYL] DISULFIDE; DRUG METABOLITE; PLASMID DNA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; FAST NEUTRON RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION PROTECTION;

AMIFOSTINE; BASE SEQUENCE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DNA DAMAGE; DNA, BACTERIAL; FAST NEUTRONS; MERCAPTOETHYLAMINES; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; PLASMIDS; RADIATION-PROTECTIVE AGENTS;

EID: 8244222299     PISSN: 09553002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/095530097144319     Document Type: Article

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