The effects of age on radiation resistance and oxidative stress in adult Drosophila melanogaster

Radiation Research

Volumn 169, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 707-711

  Parashar, Vijay ^a,d   Frankel, Stewart ^b   Lurie, Alan G ^c   Rogina, Blanka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT MERCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN RADICAL; PARAQUAT;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FEMALE; GAMMA RADIATION; GROUPS BY AGE; IONIZING RADIATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION RESPONSE; RADIOSENSITIVITY;

ANIMALS; DNA REPAIR; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FEMALE; GAMMA RAYS; GENES, INSECT; MALE; MITOSIS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; OXYGEN; PARAQUAT; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER;

EID: 44849132340     PISSN: 00337587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1667/RR1225.1     Document Type: Article

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