Caffeine protects mice against whole-body lethal dose of γ-irradiation

Journal of Radiological Protection

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 171-176

  George, K C ^a   Hebbar, S A ^a   Kale, S P ^a   Kesavan, P C ^a  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CAFFEINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; COFFEE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GAMMA RADIATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION PROTECTION; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME;

ANIMALS; CAFFEINE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; GAMMA RAYS; MICE; RADIATION INJURIES, EXPERIMENTAL; RADIATION-PROTECTIVE AGENTS; TIME FACTORS; WHOLE-BODY IRRADIATION;

EID: 0033001889     PISSN: 09524746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0952-4746/19/2/306     Document Type: Article

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