Effect of antioxidants on UV-induced DNA breakage in human peripheral lymphocytes

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 888-893

  E, X F ^a   Liu, Y ^a   Burns, F J ^b   Wang, B X ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ARTICLE; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE; RADIATION INJURY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ADULT; ANTIOXIDANTS; DNA DAMAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 0030658956     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001289900565     Document Type: Article

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