DNA damage induced by ionising radiation

The yield of radiation-induced DNA damage is also critically dependent upon the cellular environment. In eukaryotic cells, nuclear DNA is associated with histone and non-histone proteins in a chromatin complex [30]. These histones 

The yield (damage Gy cell ) of various lesions produced in human mammalian cells irradiated under aerobic conditions 

DNA damaee lesions Gy cell cell tvne Radiation reference 

Fpg + endonuclease III sensitive sites 500 human lymphoblast cells 250 kv X-rays [56] 

Percentage Protection by Radical Scavengers on a Variety of Biological Endpoints Under Aerobic Conditions 

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