Effect of exogenous melatonin on X-ray induced cellular toxicity in lymphatic tissue of Indian tropical male squirrel, Funambulus pennanti

International Journal of Radiation Biology

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 363-374

  Sharma, Shweta ^a   Haldar, Chandana ^a   Chaube, Shail K ^b  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE   (India)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Melatonin; Oxidative damage; Reproductive inactive phase; TUNEL; X radiation

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNOTOXICITY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOID TISSUE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION PROTECTION; SPLEEN; SQUIRREL; X IRRADIATION;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; APOPTOSIS; FREE RADICALS; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELLS; LEUKOCYTES; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LYMPHOCYTES; LYMPHOID TISSUE; MALE; MELATONIN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; SCIURIDAE; SPLEEN; X-RAYS;

ANIMALIA; FUNAMBULUS PENNANTI; RODENTIA; SCIURIDAE;

EID: 45849128028     PISSN: 09553002     EISSN: 13623095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09553000802029894     Document Type: Article

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