Lack of protection by carotenes against gamma-radiation damage in Phycomyces

Radiation and Environmental Biophysics

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 193-197

  Martin Rojas V ^a,c   Gomez Puerto A ^b   Cerda Olmedo E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DEL ROCÍO   (Spain)

^c Henkel Adhesivos y Tecn S L   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENE; COBALT 60; LYCOPENE;

ARTICLE; CELL PROTECTION; DNA DAMAGE; IONIZING RADIATION; NONHUMAN; PHYCOMYCETES;

BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOIDS; GAMMA RAYS; PHYCOMYCES;

PHYCOMYCES; PHYCOMYCES BLAKESLEEANUS; PHYCOMYCETES;

EID: 0029830980     PISSN: 0301634X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004110050030     Document Type: Article

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