Low dose gamma-irradiation differentially modulates antioxidant defense in liver and lungs of Balb/c mice

International Journal of Radiation Biology

Volumn 81, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 901-910

  Avti, P K ^a   Pathak, C M ^a   Kumar, S ^a   Kaushik, G ^a   Kaushik, T ^a   Farooque, A ^a   Khanduja, K L ^a   Sharma, S C ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

rays; Antioxidant status; Liver; Low dose irradiation; Lungs; Radiation hormesis

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CATALASE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; DNA REPAIR; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GAMMA RADIATION; HORMESIS; IONIZING RADIATION; IRRADIATION; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER PARENCHYMA; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; LUNG PARENCHYMA; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

ANIMALS; CATALASE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; GAMMA RAYS; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; LUNG; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; WHOLE-BODY IRRADIATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33644833625     PISSN: 09553002     EISSN: 13623095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09553000600567996     Document Type: Article

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