Antioxidant effects of vitamin C in mice following X-irradiation

Research Communications in Molecular Pathology and Pharmacology

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 271-287

  Harapanhalli, Ravi S ^a   Yaghmai, Vahid ^a   Giuliani, Dennis ^a   Howell, Roger W ^a   Rao, Dandamudi V ^a  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW CELL; CELL PROTECTION; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION PROTECTION; TIBIA; X IRRADIATION;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; BONE MARROW; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL SURVIVAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GLUTATHIONE; MALE; MICE; RADIATION-PROTECTIVE AGENTS; WHOLE-BODY IRRADIATION;

EID: 0030498947     PISSN: 10780297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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