Low folate status increases chromosomal damage by X-ray irradiation

International Journal of Radiation Biology

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 223-230

  Endoh, Kaori ^a,b   Murakami, Masahiro ^a   Araki, Risa ^c   Maruyama, Chizuko ^c   Umegaki, Keizo ^b  

^a KYORITSU WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH AND NUTRITION   (Japan)

^c JAPAN WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bone marrow; Chromosomal damage; Diet; Folate; Irradiation

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; LACTOSE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW CELL; CHROMOSOME DAMAGE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; ERYTHROCYTE LEVEL; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IN VITRO STUDY; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PERIPHERAL CIRCULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; WHOLE BODY RADIATION; X IRRADIATION;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; CHROMOSOMES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FOLIC ACID; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION TOLERANCE; RADIATION-PROTECTIVE AGENTS; WHOLE-BODY IRRADIATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33646773550     PISSN: 09553002     EISSN: 13623095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09553000600721817     Document Type: Article

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