title: Differences in sensitivity between human, mouse and Chinese hamster cells to killing by monochromatic ultraviolet light.
abstract: Irradiation of human (IMR-91), mouse (10T1/2) and Chinese hamster (V79) fibroblasts with monochromatic ultraviolet light (u.v.) in the far-, mid-, and near-u.v. regions resulted in cell-strain-specific changes in sensitivity as a function of the wavelength used. The data suggested cell-strain-specific action spectra for cell killing by ultraviolet light that did not correlate with the ability of examined cells to excise pyrimidine dimers.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002460:Cell Line; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000528:radiation effects*; D006224:Cricetinae; D003412:Cricetulus; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D051379:Mice; D011836:Radiation Tolerance; D013045:Species Specificity; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays