Heat-treated mineral-yeast as a potent post-irradiation radioprotector

Journal of Radiation Research

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 425-430

  Anzai, Kazunori ^a   Ikota, Nobuo ^b,d   Ueno, Megumi ^a   Nyui, Minako ^a   Kagiya, Tsutomu V ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RADIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RADIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^c HEALTH RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (Japan)

^d SHUJITSU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Mice; Mineral yeast; Post irradiation administration; Radioprotector

Indexed keywords

IRRADIATION; MAMMALS; MINERALS; RADIATION;

IN-VIVO; MINERAL-YEAST; MOUSE; POST-IRRADIATION ADMINISTRATION; POSTIRRADIATION; RADIOPROTECTION; RADIOPROTECTORS; SURVIVAL RATE; WHOLE-BODY; X-IRRADIATION;

YEAST;

MUS; SACCHAROMYCES;

EID: 47749088599     PISSN: 04493060     EISSN: 13499157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1269/jrr.07127     Document Type: Article

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