Genistein treatment protects mice from ionizing radiation injury

Journal of Applied Toxicology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 379-385

  Landauer, Michael R ^a   Srinivasan, Venkataraman ^a   Seed, Thomas M ^a  

^a ARMED FORCES RADIOBIOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute toxicity; Behavior; Gamma radiation; Genistein; Grip strength; Ionizing radiation; Locomotor activity; Radioprotection

Indexed keywords

APIGENIN; COBALT 60; DRUG VEHICLE; GENISTEIN; ISOFLAVONE DERIVATIVE; MACROGOL 400; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG ELIMINATION; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; GAMMA RADIATION; GRIP STRENGTH; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; IONIZING RADIATION; IRRADIATION; LETHAL DOSE; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOTOR COORDINATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION PROTECTION; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURVIVAL; TESTIS WEIGHT;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GENISTEIN; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; ORGAN SIZE; RADIATION INJURIES, EXPERIMENTAL; RADIATION-PROTECTIVE AGENTS; SURVIVAL RATE; TESTIS; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0345328280     PISSN: 0260437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jat.904     Document Type: Article

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