Radiation-induced micronucleus formation and DNA damage in human lymphocytes and their prevention by antioxidant thiols

Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis

Volumn 676, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 62-68

  Tiwari, Prabha ^a   Kumar, Amit ^a   Balakrishnan, S ^a   Kushwaha, H S ^a   Mishra, K P ^b  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

^b Institute of Technology   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidant thiols; Comet assay; DNA damage; Ionizing radiation; Micronucleus; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ACETYLCYSTEINE; GLUTATHIONE; PLASMID DNA; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; TIMONACIC;

ADULT; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL DAMAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; GAMMA RADIATION; HUMAN; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION PROTECTION;

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ANTIOXIDANTS; CELLS, CULTURED; DNA; DNA DAMAGE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; DRUG INTERACTIONS; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; GAMMA RAYS; GLUTATHIONE; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTES; MICRONUCLEI, CHROMOSOME-DEFECTIVE; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RADIATION; RADIATION-PROTECTIVE AGENTS; SULFHYDRYL COMPOUNDS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 67349095790     PISSN: 13835718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2009.03.007     Document Type: Article

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