Elevation of glutathione induced by low-dose gamma rays and its involvement in increased natural killer activity

Radiation Research

Volumn 157, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 275-280

  Kojima, Shuji ^a   Ishida, Hirokazu ^a   Takahashi, Mareyuki ^a   Yamaoka, Kiyonori ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

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Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; BUTHIONINE SULFOXIMINE; CYSTEINE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE DISULFIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CELL LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; GAMMA IRRADIATION; GLUTATHIONE METABOLISM; IMMUNOTOXICITY; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; MALE; MOUSE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NATURAL KILLER CELL MEDIATED CYTOTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLEEN CELL; WHOLE BODY RADIATION;

EID: 0036206370     PISSN: 00337587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1667/0033-7587(2002)157[0275:EOGIBL]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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