Protective effects of melatonin on γ-ray induced intestinal damage

International Journal of Radiation Biology

Volumn 81, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 855-860

  Monobe, Manami ^a,c   Hino, Makiko ^a   Sumi, Mariko ^a   Uzawa, Akiko ^b   Hirayama, Ryoichi ^b   Ando, Koichi ^b   Kojima, Shuji ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RADIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF VEGETABLE AND TEA SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Crypt; Melatonin; Radiation

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE; CESIUM 137; EOSIN; FORMALDEHYDE; HEMATOXYLIN; MELATONIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; GAMMA RADIATION; HISTOLOGY; INTESTINE CRYPT; INTESTINE INJURY; JEJUNUM; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; STAINING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TISSUE LEVEL; TISSUE SECTION; WHOLE BODY RADIATION;

ANIMALS; GAMMA RAYS; JEJUNUM; MALE; MELATONIN; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION-PROTECTIVE AGENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WHOLE-BODY IRRADIATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 32644450786     PISSN: 09553002     EISSN: 13623095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09553000600554804     Document Type: Article

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