Melatonin and protection from genetic damage in blood and bone marrow: Whole-body irradiation studies in mice

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 221-225

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

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

Author keywords

Bone marrow; Gamma radiation; Genetic damage; Melatonin; Peripheral blood; Radioprotection

Indexed keywords

CESIUM 137; MELATONIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL; BONE MARROW CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE; GAMMA RADIATION; GENETIC DAMAGE; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROPHYLAXIS; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION PROTECTION; WHOLE BODY RADIATION;

ANIMALS; BONE MARROW; DNA DAMAGE; ERYTHROCYTES; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; GAMMA RAYS; MALE; MELATONIN; MICE; MICRONUCLEI, CHROMOSOME-DEFECTIVE; PINEAL GLAND; RADIATION-PROTECTIVE AGENTS; WHOLE-BODY IRRADIATION;

EID: 0032698584     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-079X.1999.tb00618.x     Document Type: Article

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