Protective effect of bismuth nitrate against injury to the bone marrow by γ-irradiation in mice: possible involvement of induction of metallothionein synthesis

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Volumn 286, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 1427-1430

  Miura, Nobuhiko ^a   Satoh, Masahiko ^c   Imura, Nobumasa ^b   Naganuma, Akira ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Kitasato University   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BISMUTH; BISMUTH NITRATE; METALLOTHIONEIN; NITRATE; RADIOPROTECTIVE AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; CATALASE; CESIUM 137; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BONE MARROW; DRUG EFFECT; GAMMA RADIATION; INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH MOUSE; MALE; MOUSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; BONE MARROW CELL; COLONY FORMING UNIT; GAMMA IRRADIATION; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL; LEUKOCYTE; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INDUCTION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SCAVENGING SYSTEM; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SURVIVAL RATE;

ANIMALS; BISMUTH; BONE MARROW; GAMMA RAYS; MALE; METALLOTHIONEIN; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; NITRATES; RADIATION-PROTECTIVE AGENTS;

EID: 0032160799     PISSN: 00223565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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