Vulnerability of folate in plasma and bone marrow to total body irradiation in mice

International Journal of Radiation Biology

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 65-71

  Endoh, Kaori ^a,b   Murakami, Masahiro ^a   Umegaki, Keizo ^b  

^a KYORITSU WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH AND NUTRITION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Bone marrow; Folate; Plasma; Total body irradiation

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; FOLIC ACID;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DOSE RESPONSE; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLASMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; WHOLE BODY RADIATION; X RAY ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; ASCORBIC ACID; BONE MARROW; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FOLIC ACID; LIVER; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; OXIDATIVE STRESS; TIME FACTORS; VITAMIN E; WHOLE-BODY IRRADIATION; X-RAYS;

MUS;

EID: 33847082074     PISSN: 09553002     EISSN: 13623095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09553000601085972     Document Type: Article

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