Metallothionein induction in human CNS in vitro: Neuroprotection from ionizing radiation

International Journal of Radiation Biology

Volumn 76, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1009-1017

  Cai, L ^a   Cherian, M G ^a   Iskander, S ^a   Leblanc, M ^a   Hammond, R R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; DNA; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; MESSENGER RNA; METALLOTHIONEIN; MICROTUBULE ASSOCIATED PROTEIN 2; ZINC;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DNA DEGRADATION; ENZYME RELEASE; FETUS; GENE INDUCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IONIZING RADIATION; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NEUROPROTECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INDUCTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0008274083     PISSN: 09553002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09553000050051025     Document Type: Article

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