The radioprotective effect of α2-macroglobulin: A morphological study of rat liver

Medical Science Monitor

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2009, Pages

  Mihailović, Mirjana ^a   Milosević, Verica ^a   Grigorov, Ilijana ^a   Poznanović, Goran ^a   Ivanović Matić, Svetlana ^a   Grdović, Nevena ^a   Bogojević, Desanka ^a,b  

^a Institute for Biological Research   (Serbia)

^b NONE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

2 macroglobulin; Amifostine; Liver; Radioprotection

Indexed keywords

ACUTE PHASE PROTEIN; ALPHA 2 MACROGLOBULIN; AMIFOSTINE; RADIOPROTECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETERIORATION; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LD 50; LIVER CELL; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER WEIGHT; MALE; NONHUMAN; RADIATION PROTECTION; RAT; SURVIVAL; VEIN DILATATION; ANIMAL; BODY WEIGHT; DRUG EFFECT; LIVER; ORGAN SIZE; PATHOLOGY;

ALPHA-MACROGLOBULINS; AMIFOSTINE; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; LIVER; ORGAN SIZE; RADIATION-PROTECTIVE AGENTS; RATS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 67650650921     PISSN: 12341010     EISSN: 16433750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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