Human embryonic stem cell responses to ionizing radiation exposures: Current state of knowledge and future challenges

Stem Cells International

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages

  Sokolov, Mykyta V ^a   Neumann, Ronald D ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; MICRORNA; POLO LIKE KINASE 3; PROTEIN MDM2;

ANKRA2 GENE; APOPTOSIS; BTG2 GENE; CDKN1A GENE; CELL CYCLE G1 PHASE; CELL CYCLE G2 PHASE; CELL CYCLE M PHASE; CELL CYCLE S PHASE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FATE; CELL LINEAGE; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; DOSIMETRY; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; EPIGENETICS; GDF15 GENE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC REGULATION; HDM2 GENE; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PLK3 GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SESN1 GENE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84866246333     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16879678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/579104     Document Type: Review

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