Radioprotective effect of melatonin assessed by measuring chromosomal damage in mitotic and meiotic cells

Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis

Volumn 444, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 367-372

  Badr, F M ^a   El Habit, O H M ^b   Harraz, M M ^a  

^a Suez Canal University Faculty of Medicine   (Egypt)

^b Helwan University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Chromosomal aberration; Ionizing radiation radioprotection; Melatonin

Indexed keywords

FREE RADICAL; MELATONIN; SCAVENGER;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME DAMAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; GAMMA IRRADIATION; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MEIOSIS; MITOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION HAZARD; RADIATION PROTECTION; RAT; SPERMATOCYTE;

ANIMALS; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; MALE; MEIOSIS; MELATONIN; MICE; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; MITOSIS; RADIATION-PROTECTIVE AGENTS;

EID: 0032872264     PISSN: 13835718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1383-5718(99)00103-5     Document Type: Article

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