Melatonin as a protective agent in spinal cord damage after gamma irradiation

Reports of Practical Oncology and Radiotherapy

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 95-99

  Aghazadeh, Sara ^a   Azarnia, Mahnaz ^b   Shirazi, Alireza ^c   Mahdavi, Seied Rabie ^d   Zangii, Bagher Minaee ^c  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b KHARAZMI UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d BABOL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Free radical; GSH; MDA; Melatonin; Radiation protection

Indexed keywords

GLUTATHIONE; MALONALDEHYDE; MELATONIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; GAMMA IRRADIATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MALE; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RADIATION DOSE; RAT; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; SPINAL CORD LESION; WHOLE BODY RADIATION;

EID: 34250778329     PISSN: 15071367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1507-1367(10)60045-4     Document Type: Article

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