The effect of evening primrose oil on the radiation response and blood flow of mouse normal and tumour tissue

International Journal of Radiation Biology

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 871-877

  Rahbeeni, F ^a   Hendrikse, A S ^a   Smuts, C M ^b   Gelderblom, W C A ^b   Abel, S ^b   Blekkenhorst, G H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b Programme on Mycotoxins and Experimental Carcinogenesis   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARACHIDONIC ACID; DIHOMO GAMMA LINOLENIC ACID; FATTY ACID; GAMMA LINOLENIC ACID; LINOLEIC ACID; PRIMROSE OIL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESQUAMATION; FEMALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION RESPONSE; RADIOSENSITIVITY; SKIN SENSITIVITY; TUMOR BLOOD FLOW;

EID: 0034129284     PISSN: 09553002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09553000050029039     Document Type: Article

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