Radiation Protection of Mouse Testes with 2-Mercaptopropionylglycine

Journal of Radiation Research

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1977, Pages 308-316

  Saharan, B R ^a   Devi, P Uma ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RAJASTHAN   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS, SULFUR; ANIMAL; GAMMA RAYS; MALE; MERCAPTOPROPIONYLGLYCINE; MICE; RADIATION-PROTECTIVE AGENTS; TESTIS;

EID: 0017652680     PISSN: 04493060     EISSN: 13499157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1269/jrr.18.308     Document Type: Article

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