Caffeine ameliorates radiation-induced skin reactions in mice but does not influence tumour radiation response

Journal of Radiological Protection

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 63-69

  Hebbar, S A ^a   Mitra, A K ^a   George, K C ^a   Verma, N C ^a  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MUSCLE; RADIOTHERAPY; SKIN; TUMORS;

INTRATUMORAL ADMINISTRATION;

RADIATION PROTECTION;

CAFFEINE; COBALT 60;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENCY; ERYTHEMA; ESTHETIC SURGERY; FEMALE; FIBROSARCOMA; GAMMA RADIATION; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HAIR LOSS; IRRADIATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION RESPONSE; SKIN MANIFESTATION; ANIMAL; SKIN; SKIN TUMOR;

ANIMALS; CAFFEINE; FEMALE; MICE; RADIATION INJURIES; SKIN; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0036208232     PISSN: 09524746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0952-4746/22/1/306     Document Type: Article

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