Elevation of antioxidant enzymes in the clinical effects of radon and thermal therapy for bronchial asthma

Journal of Radiation Research

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 95-99

  Mitsunobu, Fumihiro ^a   Yamaoka, Kiyonori ^a   Hanamoto, Katsumi ^a   Kojima, Shuji ^b   Hosaki, Yasuhiro ^a   Ashida, Kozo ^a   Sugita, Katsuhiro ^a   Tanizaki, Yoshiro ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^b TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Asthma; Catalase (Cat); Lipid peroxide; Radon and thermal therapy; Superoxide dismutase (SOD)

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANTS; BLOOD; DISEASES; FREE RADICALS; OXIDATION; RADON;

ANTIOXIDANTS ENZYMES; ASTHMA; CATALASE; CLINICAL EFFECTS; LIPID PEROXIDES; RADON AND THERMAL THERAPY; SUPER OXIDE DISMUTASE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASES; THERMAL THERAPIES;

ENZYMES;

ANTIOXIDANT; CATALASE; LIPID PEROXIDASE; RADON; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BATH; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY TEMPERATURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; INHALATION; MALE; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SPRING; VAPOR;

FELIS CATUS;

EID: 2542641894     PISSN: 04493060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1269/jrr.44.95     Document Type: Article

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