Alterations of immune functions induced by 12C6+ ion irradiation in mice

International Journal of Radiation Biology

Volumn 83, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 577-581

  Xie, Y ^a,b   Zhang, H ^a   Wang, Y L ^a   Zhou, Q M ^a,b   Qiu, R ^a   Yuan, Z G ^a,b   Zhou, G M ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MODERN PHYSICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

12C6+ heavy ion; IFN level; Mice; NK cell activity; Spleen; Thymus

Indexed keywords

3 (4,5 DIMETHYL 2 THIAZOLYL) 2,5 DIPHENYLTETRAZOLIUM BROMIDE; CARBON; GAMMA INTERFERON;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; IMMUNE DYSREGULATION; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; MALE; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INJURY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPLEEN; THYMUS; WHOLE BODY RADIATION;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; CARBON; CYTOKINES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; HEAVY IONS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNITY, NATURAL; MICE; RADIATION DOSAGE; SPLEEN; THYMUS GLAND; WHOLE-BODY IRRADIATION;

MUS;

EID: 34547420619     PISSN: 09553002     EISSN: 13623095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09553000701481774     Document Type: Article

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