Published June 1985 | Version v1
Journal article

Adriamycin does not affect the repair of X-ray induced DNA single strand breaks

  • 1. Universita degli Studi de Urbino, Urbino (Italy), Instituto di Farmacologia e Farmacognosia

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The ability of the antitumor antibiotic adriamycin (Ad) to inhibit the rejoining of DNA single strand breaks produced by X-rays was investigated in cultured cells. Chinese hamster ovary cells were given 400 rad and were allowed to repair in the presence or absence of Ad for 60 min at 37degC. The drug did not affect the ability of cells to repair DNA breaks and residual breaks found after the repair period were attributed to those induced by Ad alone. (author)

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Journal Title
Cancer Lett.
Journal Volume
27
Journal Issue
2
Series
Cancer Lett.
Journal Page Range
215-219
ISSN
0304-3835

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