[Effects of a medium pH on the ability of Chinese hamster cells to repair radiation injuries].

Abstract

In experiments with Chinese hamster cells at exponential and stationary growth phases, it has been shown that the postirradiation incubation of irradiated cells in a medium with low pH (up to 6.0) promotes the recovery of cells from potentially lethal damages; it has also been found that the recovery from sublethal radiation damages does not depend on the medium pH. The long-term incubation of nonirradiated cells with low pHc causes death of part of cells.