Melanin decreases clastogenic effects of ionizing radiation in human and mouse somatic cells and modifies the radioadaptive response

Radiation and Environmental Biophysics

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 47-52

  Mosse, I ^a   Kostrova, L ^a   Subbot, S ^a   Maksimenya, I ^a   Molophei, V ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GENETICS AND CYTOLOGY   (Belarus)

Author keywords

Adaptive response; Bone marrow cells; Chromosome aberration; Human lymphocytes; Ionizing radiation; Melanin; Mouse; Radioprotector

Indexed keywords

MELANIN; RADIOPROTECTIVE AGENT;

ADAPTATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW CELL; CELL PROTECTION; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IONIZING RADIATION; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; LYMPHOCYTE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; RADIATION PROTECTION; SOMATIC CELL GENETICS;

ADULT; ANIMALS; BONE MARROW CELLS; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTES; MELANINS; MICE; MIDDLE AGED; X-RAYS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0034040502     PISSN: 0301634X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00007685     Document Type: Article

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