Radiation induced oxidative DNA base damage and its repair in liver chromatin DNA of rats upon whole body gamma-irradiation.

T H Zastawny; B Czerwińska; B Drzewiecka; R Oliński

doi:10.18388/abp.1996_4494

Radiation induced oxidative DNA base damage and its repair in liver chromatin DNA of rats upon whole body gamma-irradiation.

T H Zastawny Department of Clinical Biochemistry, University School of Medical Sciences, Bydgoszcz, Poland.;
B Czerwińska
B Drzewiecka
R Oliński

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18388/abp.1996_4494

Abstract

The amount of all bases, except for 5,6-dihydroxyuracil were significantly increased in rat DNA upon cobalt-60 gamma-irradiation. Control values were recovered 12 h after irradiation. The extent of DNA damage and repair was different for particular bases.

Published

1996-09-30

Issue

Vol. 43 No. 3 (1996)

Section

Articles

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