Use of the γ-H2AX assay to investigate DNA repair dynamics following multiple radiation exposures

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2013, Pages

  Mariotti, Luca G ^a,c,d   Pirovano, Giacomo ^a,b,d   Savage, Kienan I ^b   Ghita, Mihaela ^b   Ottolenghi, Andrea ^a,c   Prise, Kevin M ^b   Schettino, Giuseppe ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^c INFN SEZIONE DI PAVIA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; HISTONE H2AX;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CELL SURVIVAL; CHROMATIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA HELIX; DNA REPAIR; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; IONIZING RADIATION; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

CELL LINE; CELL SURVIVAL; CHROMATIN; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FIBROBLASTS; HISTONES; HUMANS; PHOSPHORYLATION; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY; X-RAYS;

EID: 84896730434     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0079541     Document Type: Article

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