APOPTOSIS INDUCED BY HIGH-LET AND LOW-LET RADIATIONS

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HENDRY, JH [1 ]
POTTEN, CS [1 ]
MERRITT, A [1 ]
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[1] CHRISTIE HOSP NATL HLTH SERV TRUST,CRC,DEPT EPITHELIAL BIOL,PATERSON INST CANC RES,MANCHESTER M20 9BX,LANCS,ENGLAND
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10.1007/BF01210548
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Q [生物科学];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
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Cell death after irradiation occurs by apoptosis in certain cell populations in tissues. The phenomenon also occurs after high linear energy transfer (LET) irradiation, and the relative biological effectiveness (RBE) is 3 to 4 (with respect to low-LET radiation and apoptosis in intestinal crypts) for neutrons with energies of 14 MeV and up to 600 MeV. It is thought that p53 plays a role in the phenomenon, as radiation-induced apoptosis is not observed in p53-null animals.
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