| Literature DB >> 6446519 |
A T Natarajan, G Obe, F N Dulout.
Abstract
The potentiating effect of caffeine on X-ray-induced chromosomal aberrations in human blood lymphocytes has been investigated, with special reference to cell cycle stages (G0 and G2). Both quantitative and qualitative differences in the yield of chromosomal aberrations were detected in caffeine-posttreated cells, depending on the cell stage irradiated. The studies on caffeine potentiating effects on X-irradiated G0 lymphocytes from normal adults, newborns, Down syndrome patients, and an ataxia telangiectasia patient pointed to interindividual variations in the response to caffeine potentiation among normal probands and a very profound effect in ataxia cells.Entities:
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Year: 1980 PMID: 6446519 DOI: 10.1007/bf00278969
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Hum Genet ISSN: 0340-6717 Impact factor: 4.132