Antioxidants modify the effect of X rays on blood vessels

Anticancer Research

Volumn 26, Issue 4 B, 2006, Pages 3043-3047

  Polytarchou, Christos ^a   Kardamakis, Dimitrios ^b   Katsoris, Panagiotis ^a   Papadimitriou, Evangelia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Blood vessels; Hydroxyl radicals; Nitric oxide synthase; Reactive oxygen species; X rays

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; N(G) NITRO DEXTRO ARGININE METHYL ESTER; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SCAVENGER; SUPEROXIDE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TEMPOL; VASCULAR TARGETING AGENT;

ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL; CATALYSIS; CHORIOALLANTOIS; DRUG EFFECT; IN VIVO STUDY; IONIZING RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROOM TEMPERATURE; X IRRADIATION;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CATALASE; CHICK EMBRYO; CHORIOALLANTOIC MEMBRANE; CYCLIC N-OXIDES; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; RNA, MESSENGER; SPIN LABELS; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; X-RAYS;

EID: 33746689766     PISSN: 02507005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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