Example sentences for: ionizing

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  • B7-1) on tumor cells [ 45 ] . Radiation has been shown to increase the expression of MHC class I and II molecules in tumor cell lines [ 46 47 ] . Thus, the tissue damage signals evoked by ionizing radiation may trigger the activation and infiltration of antigen-presenting cells, in particular dendritic cells [ 38 48 49 50 ] . Indeed, in the regression study, we observe some increase of tumor-infiltrating dendritic cells in the group receiving the single radiation treatment.

  • Among atomic bomb survivors and women exposed to ionizing radiation as part of their treatment for Hodgkin's disease, the risk of breast cancer increases with younger age at exposure [ 9 ] .

  • Earthly life forms can produce dormancy structures that are highly resistant to adverse environmental conditions, including the presence of chemical oxidants and ionizing radiation, conditions that are thought to occur on Mars.

  • Several methods are available to assay discontinuities in DNA, and for many applications, one of the several current methods may suffice [ 30 ] [ 31 32 33 34 35 36 ] . DNA backbone interruptions are key intermediates in genetic metabolism [ 37 ] [ 38 ] [ 39 ] [ 40 ] [ 41 42 ] [ 43 ] . Chemotherapy [ 44 ] , ionizing radiation [ 45 ] and dietary mutagens [ 46 ] also cause distributed DNA strand interruptions [ 47 ] . Chemical modifications [ 48 49 50 ] [ 51 ] need not break the DNA backbone to impede the progress of DNA polymerase.

  • In 1990, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) identified nine developmental neurobehavioral teratogens for both humans and animals (lead, PCBs, methyl mercury, cocaine, alcohol, phenytoin, heroin, methadone, and ionizing radiation) and developed rules for DNT testing in laboratory animals [49,50].


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