Radiation protection by diethyldithiocarbamate: Protection of membrane and DNA in vitro and in vivo against γ-radiation

Journal of Radiation Research

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 175-180

  Gandhi, Nitin Motilal ^a   Nair, Cherupally Krishnan Krishnan ^a  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Comet assay; Dithiocarbamate; Lipid peroxidation; Radioprotector

Indexed keywords

CELL CULTURE; ELECTROPHORESIS; FREE RADICALS; GAMMA RAYS; LIPIDS; MAMMALS; OXIDATION; RADIATION PROTECTION;

COMET ASSAYS; DIETHYLDITHIOCARBAMATE; DITHIOCARBAMATES; IN-VITRO; LIPID PEROXIDATION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION-INDUCED; RADIOPROTECTORS; VITRO AND IN VIVO; Γ-RADIATION;

DNA;

ANTIOXIDANT; CELL DNA; DEOXYRIBOSE; DITHIOCARBAMIC ACID; HYDROXYL RADICAL; LIPID PEROXIDE; PLASMID DNA; RADIOPROTECTIVE AGENT; SCAVENGER; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL STIMULATION; COMET ASSAY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA STRUCTURE; FENTON REACTION; GAMMA RADIATION; GENOTOXICITY; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LEUKOCYTE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MEMBRANE DAMAGE; MICROSOME MEMBRANE; NONHUMAN; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION PROTECTION; RAT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 4544351429     PISSN: 04493060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1269/jrr.45.175     Document Type: Article

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