Assessment by cytogenetic analysis of the radioprotection properties of propolis extract

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 115, Issue 1-4, 2005, Pages 461-464

  Montoro, A ^a   Almonacid, M ^a   Serrano, J ^b   Saiz, M ^b   Barquinero, J F ^c   Barrios, L ^c   Verdu G ^d   Perez J ^a   Villaescusa, J I ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA FE   (Spain)

^b Dietéticos Intersa ^*  (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; DNA; PROPOLIS; SCAVENGER;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DNA DAMAGE; DOSIMETRY; GAMMA IRRADIATION; HONEYBEE; NONHUMAN; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION PROTECTION;

CELLS, CULTURED; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; CYTOGENETIC ANALYSIS; DNA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTES; PROPOLIS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIATION TOLERANCE; RADIATION-PROTECTIVE AGENTS; RADIOMETRY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 30844434146     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/nci026     Document Type: Article

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