Melatonin: Possible mechanisms involved in its 'radioprotective' effect

Mutation Research - Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis

Volumn 404, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 187-189

  Vijayalaxmi, ^a   Reiter, Russel J ^b   Meltz, Martin L ^a   Herman, Terence S ^a  

^a Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetic damage; Melatonin; Radioprotection

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN; RADIOPROTECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; BLOOD; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAMMA RADIATION; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION PROTECTION;

CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; DNA DAMAGE; FREE RADICALS; GAMMA RAYS; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTES; MELATONIN; MICRONUCLEI, CHROMOSOME-DEFECTIVE; RADIATION-PROTECTIVE AGENTS;

EID: 0032480027     PISSN: 00275107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0027-5107(98)00112-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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