In vivo radioprotective effects of oltipraz in γ-irradiated mice

Biochemical Pharmacology

Volumn 55, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1585-1590

  Kim, Sang Geon ^a   Nam, Seon Young ^a   Kim, Choon Won ^b  

^a Duksung Women's University   (South Korea)

^b Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Dexamethasone; Gene expression; Hepatoprotective effect; Oltipraz; Radioprotection; ray radiation

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; OLTIPRAZ; RADIOPROTECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; GAMMA RADIATION; GENE EXPRESSION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IRRADIATION; LIVER; LIVER NECROSIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION; REVIEW; SURVIVAL RATE; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032525031     PISSN: 00062952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-2952(97)00669-2     Document Type: Article

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