Metallothionein-I transgenic mice are not protected from γ-radiation

Toxicology Letters

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 183-187

  Liu, Jie ^a   Kimler, Bruce F ^b   Liu, Yaping ^a   Klaassen, Curtis D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

radiation; Cyclophosphamide; Metaliothionein I transgenic mice; Metallothionein

Indexed keywords

CESIUM 137; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; METALLOTHIONEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAMMA RADIATION; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LEUKOCYTE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOSENSITIVITY; SURVIVAL TIME; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ANIMALS; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; GAMMA RAYS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; METALLOTHIONEIN; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MUTAGENS; RADIATION TOLERANCE;

MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 0033038953     PISSN: 03784274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4274(98)00362-2     Document Type: Article

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