Human cell responses to ionizing radiation are differentially affected by the expressed connexins

Journal of Radiation Research

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 251-259

  Autsavapromporn, Narongchai ^a,b   De Toledo, Sonia M ^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

cohort effects; gap junction permeability; linear energy transfer radiation quality; radiotherapy; stress response

Indexed keywords

CELL CULTURE; DAMAGE DETECTION; ENERGY TRANSFER; GAMMA RAYS; LANTHANUM COMPOUNDS; METABOLISM; RADIATION SHIELDING;

CLONOGENIC SURVIVAL; COHORT EFFECT; GAP JUNCTION PERMEABILITY; GAP-JUNCTIONS; HUMAN CELLS; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER/RADIATION QUALITY; METABOLIC ACTIVITY; RADIATION QUALITY; STRESSES RESPONSE;

METAL IONS;

EID: 84874914203     PISSN: 04493060     EISSN: 13499157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jrr/rrs099     Document Type: Article

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