Protective effects of cimetidine on radiation-induced micronuclei and apoptosis in human peripheral blood lymphocytes

Free Radical Research

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 255-263

  Kojima, Yasuo ^a   Kondo, Takashi ^a   Zhao, Qing Li ^b   Shoji, Miki ^c   Futatsuya, Ryusuke ^d  

^a TOYAMA MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

^c Saiseikai Toyama Hospital   (Japan)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Cimetidine; Lymphocytes; Micronucleus; Radioprotection

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 3; CIMETIDINE; GLUTATHIONE; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; HYDROXYL RADICAL; OXIDE; PHOSPHATIDYLSERINE; RADIOPROTECTIVE AGENT; SCAVENGER;

ADULT; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL PROTECTION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOGENETICS; CYTOKINESIS; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MICRONUCLEUS; RADIATION INJURY; SCAVENGING SYSTEM; X IRRADIATION;

ADULT; APOPTOSIS; CASPASE 3; CASPASES; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; CHROMOSOMES; CIMETIDINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FEMALE; GAMMA RAYS; GLUTATHIONE; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; MICRONUCLEI, CHROMOSOME-DEFECTIVE; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; RADIATION-PROTECTIVE AGENTS;

EID: 0036521940     PISSN: 10715762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10715760290019264     Document Type: Article

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