Transients and cooperative action of β-carotene, vitamin E and C in biological systems in vitro under irradiation

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 55, Issue 5-6, 1999, Pages 699-704

  Getoff, Nikola ^a   Platzer, Isabel ^a   Winkelbauer, Cornelia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

E and carotene; Effect of vitamins on mitomycin C; Mitomycin C; Pulse radiolysis; Vitamins C

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI; POSITIVE IONS; RADIATION PROTECTION; VITAMINS;

MITOMYCIN C; PULSE RADIOLYSIS; VITAMINS C;

BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS;

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; MITOMYCIN C;

CANCER RISK; CELL SURVIVAL; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONFERENCE PAPER; CYTOSTASIS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; IN VITRO STUDY; IRRADIATION; PULSE RADIOLYSIS;

EID: 0033178791     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-806X(99)00214-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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