Ultrastructural evaluation of the radioprotective effects of melatonin against X-ray-induced skin damage in Albino rats

International Journal of Experimental Pathology

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 45-55

  Hussein, Mahmoud R ^a   Abu Dief, Eman E ^b   Abd El Reheem, Mohammad H ^b   Abd Elrahman, Ali ^c  

^a Assiut University   (Egypt)

^b SOHAG UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^c Sohag University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Melatonin; Skin; X ray irradiation

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; KERATOHYALIN; MELATONIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DAMAGE; CELL METABOLISM; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CELL VACUOLE; CHROMATIN CONDENSATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; HAIR FOLLICLE; LANGERHANS CELL; MELANOCYTE; MITOCHONDRION SWELLING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION PROTECTION; RAT; RIBOSOME; ROUGH ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; SEBACEOUS GLAND; SKIN CELL; SKIN DEFECT; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY;

ALBINISM; ANIMALS; MELATONIN; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION-PROTECTIVE AGENTS; RATS; SKIN;

EID: 13444278797     PISSN: 09599673     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0959-9673.2005.00412.x     Document Type: Article

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