Metallothionein induction: A measure of radioprotective action

Health Physics

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 1988, Pages 433-436

  Matsubara, Junko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; INTERLEUKIN 1; MANGANESE; METALLOTHIONEIN; PICIBANIL; POLYSACCHARIDE; ZINC;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LIVER; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; RADIATION PROTECTION; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; ANIMAL; CADMIUM; CHEMISTRY; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; LIVER; MANGANESE; METALLOTHIONEIN; MICE; PICIBANIL; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIATION TOLERANCE; SKIN; ZINC;

EID: 0242722708     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: 15385159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004032-198808000-00043     Document Type: Article

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