Vitamin E (d-α-tocopheryl succinate) decreases mitotic accumulation in γ-irradiated human tumor, but not in normal, cells

Nutrition and Cancer

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 189-194

  Jha, Mitra N ^a   Bedford, Joel S ^a   Cole, William C ^b   Edward Prasad, Judith ^b   Prasad, Kedar N ^b  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL SUCCINATE;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANCER INHIBITION; CELL PROTECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIBROBLAST; GAMMA IRRADIATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; OXIDATIVE STRESS;

EID: 0033493513     PISSN: 01635581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15327914NC352_14     Document Type: Article

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