DNA repair and life span of mammals.
The ability of fibroblasts to perform unscheduled synthesis (a measure of excision-repair) after UV irradiation was measured autoradiographically for seven mammalian species at several times after UV irradiation. The initial rate and the maximum incorporation of [3H]dThd increased with the life span of the species.
D000818:Animals; D004260:DNA Repair; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000378:metabolism / Q000528:radiation effects*; D006801:Humans; D008017:Life Expectancy; D011830:Radiation Effects; D013045:Species Specificity; D013936:Thymidine / Q000378:metabolism; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays
D013936:Thymidine