The influence of melatonin on metabolic changes in female rats induced by continuous irradiation and/or administration of 7,12- dimethylbenz/a/anthracene

Neoplasma

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 253-257

  Ahlers, I ^a   Solar P ^a   Ahlersova E ^a   Kassayova M ^a   Smajda B ^a  

^a P J AFÁRIK UNIVERSITY   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Dimethylbenz a anthracene; Irradiated rats; Melatonin; Metabolic changes

Indexed keywords

DIMETHYLBENZ[A]ANTHRACENE; MELATONIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CANCER INHIBITION; CANCER PREVENTION; CARCINOGENICITY; CELL METABOLISM; FEMALE; HORMONE ACTION; IONIZING RADIATION; LIPID PEROXIDATION; NONHUMAN; RAT;

EID: 0030862619     PISSN: 00282685     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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