DNA repair in human fibroblasts, as reflected by host-cell reactivation of a transfected UV-irradiated luciferase gene, is not related to donor age.
Merkle
Thomas J
TJ
Dermatology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
O'Brien
Katherine
K
Brooks
Philip J
PJ
Tarone
Robert E
RE
Robbins
Jay H
JH
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015500:Chloramphenicol O-Acetyltransferase / Q000235:genetics; D004260:DNA Repair; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008156:Luciferases / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D010957:Plasmids; D014162:Transfection; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays
D008156:Luciferases; D015500:Chloramphenicol O-Acetyltransferase