In Vivo Postirradiation Protection by a Vitamin E Analog, α-TMG

Radiation Research

Volumn 160, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 655-661

  Satyamitra, Merriline ^a   Uma Devi, P ^a   Murase, Hironobu ^b   Kagiya, V T ^c  

^a Jawaharlal Nehru Cancer Hospital & Research Centre Bhopal   (India)

^b CCI Corporation   (Japan)

^c HEALTH RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 (ALPHA DEXTRO GLUCOPYRANOSYL)METHYL 2,5,7,8 TETRAMETHYLCHROMAN 6 OL; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL DERIVATIVE; SCAVENGER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOGENETICS; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION; SURVIVAL;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BONE MARROW; CHROMANS; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FEMALE; GLYCOSIDES; MALE; MICE; MICRONUCLEI, CHROMOSOME-DEFECTIVE; RADIATION-PROTECTIVE AGENTS;

EID: 0346753966     PISSN: 00337587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1667/RR3077     Document Type: Article

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