Protective effects of extracted human-liver RNA, a known interferon inducer, against radiation-induced cytogenetic damage in male mice

Toxicology Letters

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 189-198

  Cong, Xian Ling ^a   Wang, Xian Li ^a   Su, Qing ^a   Yan, Sun ^b   Cai, Lu ^a,c  

^a JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Pub Hlth Min People's Rep China   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adaptive response; Cytogenetic effects; IFN inducer; Radio protection

Indexed keywords

INTERFERON; INTERFERON INDUCING AGENT; LIVER EXTRACT; RADIOPROTECTIVE AGENT; RNA;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW CELL; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOGENETICS; DNA REPAIR; DRUG MECHANISM; ERYTHROCYTE; GERM CELL; HUMAN; LIVER; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION PROTECTION; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; UNSCHEDULED DNA SYNTHESIS; X IRRADIATION;

ANIMALS; BONE MARROW CELLS; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; DNA REPAIR; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ERYTHROCYTES; GERM CELLS; HUMANS; INTERFERONS; LIVER; MALE; MICE; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; RADIATION-PROTECTIVE AGENTS; RNA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031798643     PISSN: 03784274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4274(98)00007-1     Document Type: Article

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