The protective action of taurine and L-arginine in radiation pulmonary fibrosis

Journal of Environmental Pathology, Toxicology and Oncology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 151-157

  Song, Liangwen ^a   Wang, Dewen ^a   Cui, Xuemei ^a   Hu, Wenhua ^a  

^a BEIJING INSTITUTE OF RADIATION MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Arginine; Nitric oxide; Radiation injury; Radiation protection; Radiation pulmonary fibrosis; Taurine

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; COLLAGEN TYPE 1; COLLAGEN TYPE 3; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; HYDROXYPROLINE; MALONALDEHYDE; MESSENGER RNA; NITRIC OXIDE; OXYGEN RADICAL; PROCOLLAGEN; TAURINE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COLLAGEN SYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LUNG FIBROSIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION PROTECTION; RAT;

ANIMALS; ARGININE; AZO COMPOUNDS; COLLAGEN; HYDROXYPROLINE; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE; PEPTIDYL-DIPEPTIDASE A; PICRATES; PROCOLLAGEN; PULMONARY FIBROSIS; RADIATION INJURIES, EXPERIMENTAL; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RNA, MESSENGER; STAINING AND LABELING; TAURINE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031981937     PISSN: 07318898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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