The relative contributions of DNA strand breaks, base damage and clustered lesions to the loss of DNA functionality induced by ionizing radiation

Radiation Research

Volumn 181, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 99-110

  Saloua, Kouass Sahbani ^a   Sonia, Girouard ^a   Pierre, Cloutier ^a   Léon, Sanche ^a   Darel, Hunting J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA FORMAMIDOPYRIMIDINE GLYCOSYLASE; ENDONUCLEASE; PLASMID DNA;

ARTICLE; DNA DAMAGE; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EXCISION REPAIR; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; IONIZING RADIATION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE;

DNA; DNA BREAKS, DOUBLE-STRANDED; DNA BREAKS, SINGLE-STRANDED; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PLASMIDS; WATER;

EID: 84893654009     PISSN: 00337587     EISSN: 19385404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1667/RR13450.1     Document Type: Article

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