Oral L-2-Oxo-4-thiazolidine reduces bacterial translocation after radiation in the fischer rat

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 165-168

  Blair, Sarah L ^a   Rose, D Michael ^a   Sachar, Sonu ^a   Burt, Michael E ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 OXO 4 THIAZOLIDINE; GLUTATHIONE; THIAZOLIDINE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; GENE TRANSLOCATION; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ENTEROPATHY; RAT;

EID: 0030273359     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jsre.1996.0360     Document Type: Article

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