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The influence of hyperthermia on the survival of irradiated yeast cells of different species has been studied. The experiments reported in the paper have shown: (1) simultaneous action of ionizing radiation and high temperatures appeared to increase the radiation response by a factor of approximately 2.7 for diploid and only by a factor of 1.5 for haploid cells of wild-type; (2) the combined action of high temperature and ionizing radiation had no synergistic effect for rad51 mutant diploid yeast cells; (3) heating before or after irradiation did not alter the radiation response of yeast cells; (4) enhancement of yeast cell sensitivity by simultaneous action of hyperthermia and239Pu-α-particles was negligible; (5) the magnitude and the rate of liquid holding recovery is lowered with increasing of irradiation temperature. On this basis, it was concluded that possible mechanism for thermal sensitization of yeast cells may involve the reduced capacity of cells to recover damages resulted from the combined action of both modalities.
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Petin, V.G., Berdnikova, I.P. Effect of elevated temperatures on the radiation sensitivity of yeast cells of different species. Radiat Environ Biophys 16, 49–61 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01326896
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