The protective effect of fermented milk kefir on radiation-induced apoptosis in colonic crypt cells of rats

Journal of Radiation Research

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 111-115

  Matsuu, Mutsumi ^a   Shichijo, Kazuko ^a   Okaichi, Kumio ^a   Wen, Chun Yang ^a   Fukuda, Eiichiro ^a   Nakashima, Masahiro ^a   Nakayama, Toshiyuki ^a   Shirahata, Sanetaka ^b   Tokumaru, Sennosuke ^c   Sekine, Ichiro ^a  

^a NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Nihon Kefir Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

Colon; Kefir; Radiation induced apoptosis; Rats; X ray

Indexed keywords

CELL DEATH; FERMENTED MILK; IRRADIATION; STEM CELLS;

ACTIVE CASPASE-3; APOPTOTIC; APOPTOTIC CELLS; CELL-BE; CELL/B.E; CELL/BE; COLON; CRYPT CELLS; KEFIR; RADIATION-INDUCED APOPTOSIS;

RATS;

CASPASE 3;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL PROTECTION; COLON; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPT CELL; FERMENTED PRODUCT; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IRRADIATION; MALE; MILK; NICK END LABELING; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; STEM CELL; X RAY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 2942605071     PISSN: 04493060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1269/jrr.44.111     Document Type: Article

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