Radioprotective effects of antioxidative plant flavonoids in mice

Mutation Research - Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis

Volumn 350, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 153-161

  Shimoi, Kayoko ^a   Masuda, Shuichi ^a   Shen, Bingrong ^a   Furugori, Michiyo ^a   Kinae, Naohide ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHIZUOKA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anticlastogen; Antioxidant; Flavonoids; Radioprotection; Irradiation

Indexed keywords

ANTIMUTAGENIC AGENT; EPICATECHIN; ERIODICTYOL; FISETIN; FLAVONOID; GENISTEIN; KAEMPFEROL; LUTEOLIN; MORIN; MYRICETIN; PHLORETIN; QUERCETIN; RUTOSIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAMMA RADIATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION PROTECTION;

EID: 0030053726     PISSN: 00275107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0027-5107(95)00116-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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